Cyprus had lowest suicide rate among EU members in 2021

Cyprus recorded the lowest standardised death rates for suicide with 2.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data released by Eurostat, marking the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10.

In 2021, there were 47,346 deaths due to suicide in the EU, corresponding to 0.9 per cent of all deaths reported that year. This is the equivalent of an average of 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with 2011, the first year for which there is data, the number of deaths by suicide decreased by 13.3 per cent...