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 4.6%. It was 4.5% for reported suicide attempts in a lifetime and 0.4% for reported suicide attempts in the past 12 months.

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

• In 2024, 344 emergency department visits for self-harm were recorded, representing 64.5‰ of total activity.

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

• In 2024, 165 hospitalizations due to self-harm were recorded, representing a standardized rate of 49 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase compared to 2023 (+19%).

• Among women, the 11–24 age group continued to have the highest hospitalization rate for self-harm in 2024.

• Drug overdose was the method used in 64.2% of hospital stays and was the most common method regardless of gender.

Deaths by Suicide (SNDS CépiDc 2023 – all ages)

• In 2023, 34 suicide deaths were recorded, corresponding to a standardized rate of 9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase of 20% compared to 2022.

• Men aged 18–24 had the highest suicide death rate in 2023, with a rate of 21 per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by those aged 45–64 (20 per 100,000 inhabitants) and those aged 65 and older (19 per 100,000 inhabitants).

• The most frequently recorded method of suicide on death certificates was hanging (66.7%), regardless of gender.

2024 Activities of the 3114 and VigilanS Prevention Programs

• From June to December 2024, 3114, the national suicide prevention hotline, received 705 calls from Martinique.

• In 2024, one center participated in the VigilanS program for follow-up and monitoring to prevent repeat suicide attempts in Martinique, and 77 people were enrolled in the program.