Deaths; suicide (residents), various themes

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Sex Age Total suicides (number) Relative figures Total suicides (Per 100 000 of the average population)
Total men and women Total all ages 1,850 10.3
Younger than 20 years 62 1.7
20 to 29 years 237 10.0
30 to 39 years 264 11.2
40 to 49 years 301 14.1
50 to 59 years 376 15.1
60 to 69 years 274 12.1
70 to 79 years 217 12.5
80 years or older 119 13.0
Men Total all ages 1,251 14.0
Younger than 20 years 34 1.8
20 to 29 years 148 12.4
30 to 39 years 182 15.2
40 to 49 years 220 20.7
50 to 59 years 254 20.5
60 to 69 years 194 17.2
70 to 79 years 142 16.9
80 years or older 77 20.4
Women Total all ages 599 6.6
Younger than 20 years 28 1.5
20 to 29 years 89 7.6
30 to 39 years 82 7.0
40 to 49 years 81 7.6
50 to 59 years 122 9.8
60 to 69 years 80 7.0
70 to 79 years 75 8.3
80 years or older 42 7.8
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.

Description topics

Total suicides
Total number of male and female suicides in the year selected.
Definition of suicide:
Intentional self-harm. The victim has explicitly acted to take his/her own
life.

The following ICD-codes are applicable:
- For 1950-1957 ICD-6: E963, E970-E979
- For 1958-1968 ICD-7: E963, E970-E979
- For 1969-1978 ICD-8: E950-E959
- For 1979-1995 ICD-9: E950-E959
- From 1996 ICD-10: X60-X84
Relative figures
Per 100 000 in the corresponding population age group.
The figures are calculated for the average population in the corresponding
year.
Total suicides
Deaths by suicide per 100 000 of the average population.