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 5.1%. It was 6.0% for reported suicide attempts in the lifetime and 0.3% for those reported in the past 12 months.

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

• In 2024, 4,670 emergency department visits for self-harm were recorded, representing 5.6‰ of total activity, relatively stable compared to 2023 (+6%).

• The increase in rates among girls and women aged 11 to 24 continues.

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

• In 2024, 4,853 hospitalizations due to self-harm were recorded, representing a standardized rate of 179 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase compared to 2023 (+9%).

• Among women, the 11–24 age group continued to have the highest hospitalization rate for self-harm in 2024, particularly among 11–17-year-olds (1,075 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants).

• The increase in rates among 11- to 17-year-old females and 18- to 24-year-old males continues.

• Drug overdose accounted for 76% of hospital stays and was the most common method regardless of gender.

Deaths by Suicide (SNDS CépiDc 2023 – all ages)

• In 2023, 450 suicide deaths were recorded, corresponding to a standardized rate of 15 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, stable compared to 2022 (-4%). All 8 departments had a rate higher than that of France (in 2021 and 2022, Côte-d’Or was the exception).

• Men aged 45 and older continued to have the highest suicide death rate in 2023, with a death rate of 42 per 100,000 inhabitants among those aged 65 and older and 35 per 100,000 inhabitants among those aged 45–64.

• The most frequently recorded method of suicide on death certificates was hanging (49%), regardless of gender.

2024 Activities of the 3114 and VigilanS Prevention Programs

• From June to December 2024, 10,955 calls were received by 3114, the region’s national suicide prevention hotline.

• In 2024, three centers participated in the VigilanS system for follow-up and monitoring to prevent repeat suicide attempts in the region, and 1,249 people were enrolled in the program.