Suicide mortality rate in Portugal
Portugal: Suicide mortality rate was 11.52 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Portugal is 11.52 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Portugal peaked at 14.23 per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.5 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 49th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.22 per 100,000 population | 7.5 per 100,000 population | 13.03 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.73 per 100,000 population | 11.38 per 100,000 population | 14.23 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 per 100,000 population | 11.52 per 100,000 population | 12.08 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 46 Samoa 12 per 100,000 population compare
- 47 New Zealand 11.92 per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Iceland 11.91 per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Netherlands 11.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Montenegro 11.31 per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Mozambique 10.61 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Portugal
- Population ages 65 and above 24.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 49,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 51,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 49,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 48,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 45,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 43,079 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 41,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 43,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 50,914 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Portugal?
- Suicide mortality rate in Portugal was 11.52 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Portugal ranks 49th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).