Key Points

Suicidal Thoughts and Reported Suicide Attempts (Public Health France Barometer 2024 – Ages 18–79)

• In 2024, among the general population, the prevalence of suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months among those aged 18–79 was estimated at 5%. It was 4.9% for reported suicide attempts in a lifetime and 0.2% for reported suicide attempts in the past 12 months.

Emergency department visits for self-harm (OSCOUR® 2024 – all ages)

• In 2024, 5,476 emergency department visits for self-harm were recorded, representing 6.4‰ of total activity, a decrease compared to 2023 (-7%).

Hospitalizations for self-harm (SNDS PMSI-MCO 2024 – all ages)

• In 2024, 6,528 hospitalizations due to self-harm were recorded, representing a standardized rate of 192 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants, stable compared to 2023 (-1%).

• Among women, the 11–24 age group continued to have the highest hospitalization rate for self-harm in 2024, particularly among adolescent girls aged 11 to 17, with 740 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants.

• Drug overdose was the method used in 75% of hospital stays and was the most common method regardless of gender.

Deaths by Suicide (SNDS CépiDc 2023 – all ages)

• In 2023, 731 suicide deaths were recorded, corresponding to a standardized rate of 21 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, a slight increase compared to 2022 (+2%).

• Men aged 45 and older continued to have the highest suicide death rates in 2023, with a death rate of 46 per 100,000 population among those aged 45–64 and 56 for those aged 65 and older.

• The most frequently recorded method of suicide on death certificates was hanging (59%), regardless of gender.

2024 Activities of the 3114 and VigilanS Prevention Programs

• From June to December 2024, 3114, the national suicide prevention hotline, received 10,991 calls at the Brittany call center.

• In 2024, one center participated in the VigilanS program for follow-up and monitoring to prevent repeat suicide attempts in the region, and 2,749 people were enrolled in the program.