Suicide mortality rate in Romania
Romania: Suicide mortality rate was 9.62 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Romania, 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
Romania recorded 9.62 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Romania peaked at 14.1 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.17 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Romania 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.56 per 100,000 population | 11.49 per 100,000 population | 14.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.28 per 100,000 population | 9.17 per 100,000 population | 13.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.68 per 100,000 population | 9.62 per 100,000 population | 9.74 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Romania
- Population ages 0-14, male 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 105,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 110,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 103,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 110,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 106,395 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 98,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Romania?
- Suicide mortality rate in Romania was 9.62 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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).