In 2024, the share of people with suicidal thoughts was highest in the age group of 16 to 29 years, amounting to over ***** percent in Sweden. The age group with the lowest share of individuals with suicidal thoughts, just over *** percent, was for those aged 85 years and older.
*In 2024, there were 45,000 questionnaires sent out with 17,624 respondents. The number of questionnaires and respondents that have been documented differs every year.
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Folkhälsomyndigheten. (November 13, 2024). Share of individuals with suicidal thoughts in Sweden in 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961343/share-of-individuals-with-suicidal-thoughts-in-sweden-by-age-group/
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