Suicides involving railways by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
688 Number
Germany
Lowest
0 Number
Lithuania
Median
59 Number
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
710

What the numbers show

Suicides involving railways is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 688 Number in Germany; the lowest is 0 Number in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 59 Number, and the mean is 93.11 Number.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 120.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).

Suicides involving railways: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 688 Number 2024 down 11.9% falling
2 France 267 Number 2024 down 10.4% falling
3 United Kingdom 251 Number 2020 up 12.1% rising
3 United Kingdom 251 Number 2020 up 12.1% rising
5 Netherlands 186 Number 2024 down 3.1% flat
5 Netherlands 186 Number 2024 down 3.1% flat
7 Czechia 179 Number 2024 down 35.8% rising
8 Poland 154 Number 2024 up 116.9% volatile
8 Poland 154 Number 2024 up 116.9% volatile
10 Italy 134 Number 2024 down 6.3% rising
11 Switzerland 119 Number 2024 down 21.2% falling
12 Hungary 111 Number 2024 up 40.5% falling
13 Belgium 107 Number 2024 up 10.3% rising
14 Sweden 88 Number 2024 up 14.3% rising
15 Spain 87 Number 2024 down 37.4% falling
16 Austria 80 Number 2024 down 13.0% falling
17 Slovakia 66 Number 2024 up 50.0% rising
17 Slovakia 66 Number 2024 up 50.0% rising
19 Finland 59 Number 2024 down 7.8% flat
20 Portugal 34 Number 2024 down 22.7% falling
21 Romania 25 Number 2024 down 68.8% rising
22 Slovenia 20 Number 2024 up 11.1% rising
22 Slovenia 20 Number 2024 up 11.1% rising
24 Norway 17 Number 2024 up 13.3% rising
25 Denmark 16 Number 2024 down 23.8% falling
26 Bulgaria 13 Number 2024 down 55.2% falling
27 Croatia 12 Number 2024 down 57.1% falling
27 Croatia 12 Number 2024 down 57.1% falling
29 Ireland 11 Number 2024 up 120.0% rising
30 Latvia 8 Number 2024 up 33.3% falling
30 Latvia 8 Number 2024 up 33.3% falling
32 Luxembourg 7 Number 2024 up 16.7% volatile
33 Estonia 4 Number 2024 down 20.0% volatile
33 Estonia 4 Number 2024 down 20.0% volatile
35 Greece 1 Number 2024 down 75.0% volatile
36 Lithuania 0 Number 2024 down 100.0% volatile
36 Lithuania 0 Number 2024 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Suicides involving railways
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 710 data points, 2006–2024
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