Deaths; suicide (residents), various themes

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Sex Age Methods of suicide Other method (number) Suicide motives Other motive (number)
Total men and women Total all ages 236 148
Younger than 20 years 2 3
20 to 29 years 24 19
30 to 39 years 23 17
40 to 49 years 34 30
50 to 59 years 44 33
60 to 69 years 35 19
70 to 79 years 44 17
80 years or older 30 10
Men Total all ages 163 119
Younger than 20 years 1 2
20 to 29 years 16 12
30 to 39 years 15 15
40 to 49 years 25 27
50 to 59 years 33 28
60 to 69 years 26 16
70 to 79 years 26 11
80 years or older 21 8
Women Total all ages 73 29
Younger than 20 years 1 1
20 to 29 years 8 7
30 to 39 years 8 2
40 to 49 years 9 3
50 to 59 years 11 5
60 to 69 years 9 3
70 to 79 years 18 6
80 years or older 9 2
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the number of victims of suicide arranged by marital status, method, motives, age and sex. They represent the number deaths by suicide in the resident population of the Netherlands.

The figures in this table are equal to the suicide figures in the causes of death statistics, because they are based on the same files. The causes of death statistics do not contain information on the motive of suicide. For the years 1950-1995, this information is obtained from a historical data file on suicides. For the years 1996-now the motive is taken from the external causes of death (Niet-Natuurlijke dood) file.
Before the 9th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), i.e. for the years 1950-1978, it was not possible to code "jumping in front of train/metro". For these years 1950-1978 "jumping in front of train/metro" has been left empty, and it has been counted in the group "other method".

Relative figures have been calculated per 100 000 of the corresponding population group. The figures are calculated based on the average population of the corresponding year.

Data available from: 1950

Status of the figures:
The figures up to and including 2024 are final.

Changes as of February 26th 2026:
The figures for 2024 are made final.

When will new figures be published:
In the third quarter of 2026 the provisional figures for 2025 will be published.

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Methods of suicide
Other method
For instance, taking poison, deliberate traffic accident, jumping
in front of lorry and car, shooting or cutting oneself, gas or
carbon monoxide, burning oneself, electrocution.
For the ICD 7 and ICD 8, for the years 1950-1978, it was not possible to code suicide by 'train/metro'. For the years 1950-1978 suicide by 'train/metro' has been left empty, these persons have been counted in the group 'other method'.
Suicide motives
Other motive
For instance, loss of family, financial/economic motives, addiction,
sexual inclination, study/job.