Deaths; suicide (residents), various themes

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Sex Age Methods of suicide Hanging/strangulation (number) Methods of suicide Drugs/medicines/alcohol (number) Methods of suicide Train/metro (number) Methods of suicide Drowning (number) Methods of suicide Jumping from height (number) Methods of suicide Other method (number) Methods of suicide Method unknown (number)
Total men and women Total all ages 905 273 180 84 162 236 10
Younger than 20 years 36 3 15 1 5 2 0
20 to 29 years 121 31 38 3 20 24 0
30 to 39 years 144 33 29 5 28 23 2
40 to 49 years 181 27 25 8 24 34 2
50 to 59 years 190 63 34 15 26 44 4
60 to 69 years 133 49 27 12 18 35 0
70 to 79 years 73 45 9 20 25 44 1
80 years or older 27 22 3 20 16 30 1
Men Total all ages 683 139 109 45 106 163 6
Younger than 20 years 22 0 8 1 2 1 0
20 to 29 years 72 17 26 3 14 16 0
30 to 39 years 108 19 16 3 21 15 0
40 to 49 years 148 11 15 4 15 25 2
50 to 59 years 142 29 21 6 19 33 4
60 to 69 years 108 29 14 8 9 26 0
70 to 79 years 59 27 6 9 15 26 0
80 years or older 24 7 3 11 11 21 0
Women Total all ages 222 134 71 39 56 73 4
Younger than 20 years 14 3 7 0 3 1 0
20 to 29 years 49 14 12 0 6 8 0
30 to 39 years 36 14 13 2 7 8 2
40 to 49 years 33 16 10 4 9 9 0
50 to 59 years 48 34 13 9 7 11 0
60 to 69 years 25 20 13 4 9 9 0
70 to 79 years 14 18 3 11 10 18 1
80 years or older 3 15 0 9 5 9 1
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

Methods of suicide
Hanging/strangulation
Including suffocation.
Drugs/medicines/alcohol
Train/metro
For the ICD 6, 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'.
Drowning
Jumping from height
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'.
Method unknown