Suicide Rate in Portugal
Portugal: Suicide Rate was 11.52 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
11.52
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
49th
of 184 countries
All-time high
14.23
in 2014
All-time low
7.5
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Suicide Rate in Portugal, 2000β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 11.52 for suicide rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate in Portugal peaked at 14.23 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2000.
That places Portugal 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.22 | 7.5 | 13.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.73 | 11.38 | 14.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 | 11.52 | 12.08 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 46 Samoa 12 compare
- 47 New Zealand 11.92 compare
- 48 Iceland 11.91 compare
- 50 Netherlands, The 11.5 compare
- 51 Montenegro 11.31 compare
- 52 Mozambique, Republic of 10.61 compare
More gender data for Portugal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 40,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 42,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate in Portugal?
- Suicide rate in Portugal was 11.52 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 in 2014.
- What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for suicide rate?
- Portugal ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.