Key Points

• In 2023, 4,473 emergency room visits due to suicide attempts were recorded in the Pays de la Loire region (-1.8% compared to 2022).

• In 2023, 4,977 hospitalizations for self-harm were recorded in the Pays de la Loire region, representing a standardized rate of 127 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants (+0.2% compared to 2022). Nearly two-thirds of these hospitalizations involved women.

• In 2021, nearly 620 suicide deaths were recorded, corresponding to a standardized rate of 16 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (-0.8% compared to 2020). The Pays de la Loire region ranked third in France in terms of suicide mortality. Three out of four deaths involved men.