Violent deaths, 2024

In 2024, there were 511 violent deaths, which is an increase of 24.0% compared to the previous year. Violent deaths accounted for 2.5% of the total number of deaths.

 
The structure of violent deaths by sex in 2024, as in previous years, shows higher male participation with 68.1%.

 
In the total number of violent deaths, “accidents” had the highest share with 78.5%, followed by “suicides” with 17.4% and “homicides” with 4.1%.

 
In the category “accidents”, the group “other external causes of accidental injury” was predominant with 38.0% of the total number of violent deaths. 
In the category “suicides”, deaths by “hanging, strangulation and suffocation” were most frequent with 8.8% of the total number of violent deaths. 
In the category “homicides”, the group “assault by other and unspecified firearm discharge” participated with 1.6% in the total number of violent deaths.