Greece and Cyprus Record Lowest Suicide Rates in EU

Church of the Seven Martyrs, Sifnos. Credit:  Greek Reporter

Despite the terrible hardships Greeks endured implicit the past decennary during the fiscal crisis, Greece — on with Cyprus — registered the lowest termination rates successful the EU, according to the latest Eurostat figures comparing standardized decease rates crossed subordinate states.

Cyprus recorded 4.1 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants and Greece 4.6, placing some countries good beneath the EU mean of 10.6. The uncovering shows wherever the lowest termination rates successful the EU were observed during the notation year.

How Greece compares to different EU subordinate states successful termination rates

At the different extremity of the scale, Slovenia posted the highest standardized decease complaint for termination astatine 18.3 deaths per 100,000, followed by Lithuania (18.2) and Hungary (16.7). Malta besides reported a comparatively debased complaint astatine 5.2, rounding retired the radical of countries with the slightest recorded suicides per colonisation successful 2022.

Across the European Union, determination were 49,042 deaths owed to intentional self-harm successful 2022, Eurostat said. The colonisation of the EU is presently 450 cardinal people. That translates to a standardized decease complaint of 10.6 per 100,000 people, up from 10.24 successful 2021. In a longer-term perspective, the fig of deaths fell by 10% compared with 2011 (–5,581 deaths), erstwhile the EU-wide complaint stood astatine 12.4, 1 of its highest ever recorded, astatine the highest of the Eurozone indebtedness crisis.

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Among young people, the representation differs. In 2022, 5,017 radical aged 15–29 died arsenic a effect of intentional self-harm successful the EU. In this property group, much than 1 successful six deaths were attributed to self-harm, making it the 2nd starring origin of decease aft accidents. By contrast, successful the full population, self-harm accounted for astir 1 successful 100 deaths.
People successful their twenties were much apt to dice by termination than their younger peers.

The crude decease complaint reached 8.3 per 100,000 among those aged 25–29 and 7.7 among those aged 20–24, compared with 4.4 for 15–19-year-olds. These age-specific figures item however hazard rises done precocious adolescence into aboriginal adulthood, making it adjacent much indispensable for families and authorities alike to prioritize intelligence wellness and well-being among young individuals.

Since 2011, crude decease rates associated with intentional self-harm person declined among young people. The complaint for 25–29-year-olds fell by 1.2 percent points from 9.5, for 20–24-year-olds by 1.1 points from 8.8, and for 15–19-year-olds by 0.4 points from 4.8. Eurostat noted that crude rates connection a wide presumption of mortality, portion standardized rates set for colonisation property structures.

The bureau besides stressed that the crude decease complaint associated with intentional self-harm remains higher for the full colonisation than for young people, adjacent though self-harm represents a smaller stock of each deaths extracurricular the younker cohort. The merchandise of the latest information for 2022 coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day, which was connected September 10th.

Eurostat compiles causes-of-death statistic from aesculapian decease certificates, utilizing classifications aligned with the International Classification of Diseases. Under EU regulations, countries whitethorn transmit information up to 2 years aft the notation year, with a voluntary 18-month people to amended timeliness.

Across overmuch of Europe, you tin telephone 116 123 for escaped affectional enactment and suicide-prevention help. This fig routes you to the section service. If you oregon idiosyncratic other is successful contiguous danger, telephone the EU exigency fig 112.