The suicide rate among men was more than double as high among men than among women during the whole period from 2009 to 2023. The number of suicides among men was around 17.8 per hundred thousand inhabitants in 2023, while the number among women in the same year was almost 7.4 suicides per hundred thousand inhabitants.
Number of suicides in Sweden from 2009 to 2023, by gender
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
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Socialstyrelsen. (June 25, 2024). Number of suicides in Sweden from 2009 to 2023, by gender (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866526/sweden-suicide-rate-by-gender/
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