From Probable Suicides 2025 Published 03 November 2026 09:30

New figures are lowest since 2017.

Minister for Mental Wellbeing Maree Todd has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling the underlying factors and inequalities which cause suicide, as the number of deaths by suicide reach their lowest level in the past eight years.

National Records of Scotland figures show that, whilst rates of probable deaths by suicide in the most deprived areas of Scotland have fallen by over 40% since 2001, the rates of probable deaths by suicide were still 2.7 times higher in the most deprived areas in 2025 than in the least deprived.

In January, the Scottish Government and COSLA published a national action plan, setting out Scotland’s priorities for suicide prevention over the next three years. Backed by least £3 million funding in 2026-27, the plan includes actions to reduce inequalities to prevent suicide deaths, including supporting people living in poverty. https://www.gov.scot/news/probable-suicides-2025/

After adjusting for age, there were 14.2 probable suicide deaths per 100,000 people (aged 10 and over) in Scotland in 2025. This is the same rate as in 2024. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/probable-suicides-in-scotland-2025/

Were somewhere in the middle in Europe:

Source: https://countrycassette.com/suicide-rate-in-europe/