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 6.3%. It was 4.4% for reported suicide attempts in a lifetime and 1% for reported suicide attempts in the past 12 months.

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

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

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

• 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.

Deaths by Suicide (SNDS CépiDc 2023 – all ages)

• 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.”

2024 Activity of the 3114 and VigilanS Prevention Programs

• 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.