In 2020, the number of individuals who took their life in Italy amounted to 3,748, with almost three thousand deaths by suicide among men. The number of suicides has fluctuated since the 2000s and a clear trend cannot be identified except for the constantly higher proportion of men taking their life. In 2020, most suicides were carried out by hanging and asphyxiation both among men and women.
While the suicide rate among the general population is decreasing in Italy, higher rates can be observed in the military and security personnel. In 2020, the number of suicides in the Italian military, which encompasses army, navy, air force, and carabinieri, amounted to 23. Among them, 15 were part of the carabinieri, the Italian national gendarmerie.
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Istat. (November 2, 2023). Number of suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/
Istat. "Number of suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by gender." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/
Istat. (2023). Number of suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/
Istat. "Number of Suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/
Istat, Number of suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of suicides in Italy from 2000 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Istat, November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/659730/number-of-suicides-italy-by-gender/