Deaths; suicide (residents), various themes

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Sex Age Methods of suicide Drugs/medicines/alcohol (number)
Total men and women Total all ages 321
Younger than 20 years 3
20 to 29 years 27
30 to 39 years 37
40 to 49 years 52
50 to 59 years 81
60 to 69 years 56
70 to 79 years 45
80 years or older 20
Men Total all ages 170
Younger than 20 years 2
20 to 29 years 16
30 to 39 years 21
40 to 49 years 25
50 to 59 years 45
60 to 69 years 27
70 to 79 years 25
80 years or older 9
Women Total all ages 151
Younger than 20 years 1
20 to 29 years 11
30 to 39 years 16
40 to 49 years 27
50 to 59 years 36
60 to 69 years 29
70 to 79 years 20
80 years or older 11
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 2023 are final.

Changes as of January 23rd 2025:
The figures for 2023 are made final.

When will new figures be published:
In the third quarter of 2025 the provisional figures for 2024 will be published.

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Methods of suicide
Drugs/medicines/alcohol