During the years 2019 and 2020, a total of 7,284 suicides were recorded in Italy among people aged 15 years and older, which is equal to a suicide rate of 6.81 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic shows differences in this figure related to gender. Male individuals accounted for 78.2 percent of suicides. Accordingly, the suicide rate was much higher for men than for women. About 11.35 deaths per 100,000 male individuals were recorded in 2019 and 2020, compared to almost three deaths per 100,000 women. Aosta Valley was the region with the highest suicide rate.
Suicide rate in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by gender
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
Characteristic
Deaths by suicide per 100,000 inhabitants
Men
11.35
Women
2.85
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (December 19, 2024). Suicide rate in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by gender (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316685/suicide-rate-in-italy-by-gender/
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2024). Suicide rate in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by gender (per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316685/suicide-rate-in-italy-by-gender/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Suicide Rate in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by Gender (per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316685/suicide-rate-in-italy-by-gender/
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Suicide rate in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by gender (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316685/suicide-rate-in-italy-by-gender/
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