From 2004 to 2018, the share of Belgians who have contemplated suicide at least once in their life increased overall. In 2018, roughly 14 percent of the Belgian population has had suicidal thoughts at least once. Although suicide figures are often controversial and hard to measure, they are used as an indirect indicator of the mental health status of a population. Suicide can be the result of various psychological, sociologic, and demographic factors, such as periods of crisis due to separations or loss, but also alcohol and drug abuse, unemployment, depression, or other forms of mental illness.
Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018
The source does not specify the number of respondents. Furthermore, the sampling of respondents was made online and not controlled scientifically. However, a logistic regression model based on age, gender, and the yearly population, was used to represent the entire Belgian population.
The presented share of the population who has contemplated suicide in Belgium is to be considered as a general picture of the situation across the country.
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Sciensano. (January 1, 2020). Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018." Chart. January 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/
Sciensano. (2020). Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of Population Who Has Had Suicidal Thoughts at Least Once in Their Life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of population who has had suicidal thoughts at least once in their life in Belgium from 2004 to 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, January 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114629/share-of-population-who-once-thought-of-suicide-in-belgium/
