Suicidal Behavior in Guadeloupe. 2024 Report.

Published on 10 October 2025

Key Points

In 2024, among the general population, the prevalence of suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months among those aged 18–79 was estimated at 6.3%. It was 4.4% for reported suicide attempts in a lifetime and 1% for reported suicide attempts in the past 12 months.

In 2024, 270 emergency department visits for self-harm were recorded, representing 3.2‰ of total activity, an increase of 4% compared to 2023.

In 2024, 103 hospitalizations due to self-harm were recorded, representing a standardized rate of 29 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase compared to 2023 (+13%).
Among women, the 11–24 age group continued to have the highest hospitalization rate for self-harm in 2024, particularly among girls aged 11 to 17, with 153 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants.
Drug overdose was the method used in 43.5% of hospital stays and was the most common method regardless of gender.

In 2023, 31 deaths by suicide were recorded, corresponding to a standardized rate of 8 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, a decrease compared to 2022 (-14%).
Men aged 25–44 had the highest suicide death rate in 2023, with a rate of 23 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The most frequently recorded method of suicide on death certificates was hanging among men (86%); among women, the methods were more varied, with equal proportions of: intentional drug overdose, other self-poisoning (i.e., non-drug-related), hanging, jumping from a height, and “Other—unspecified.”

From June to December 2024, 3114, the national suicide prevention hotline, received 765 calls from Guadeloupe.
In 2024, one center participated in the VigilanS system for follow-up and monitoring to prevent repeat suicide attempts in Guadeloupe, and 183 people were enrolled in this program.

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