Suicide rate in Italy 2018-2019, by age group
In 2018-2019, 7,327 suicides were recorded in Italy among people aged 15 years or older, which is equal to a suicide rate of nearly 6.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. This statistic shows differences in this figure related to age. Suicide rates increased proportionally with age. In particular, among people aged 75 years and older, suicide rate was equal to 11.12 deaths per 100,000 individuals.