The country’s lax assisted dying rules may be contributing to the rising death toll, experts warn
Germany has seen its highest annual suicide toll in nearly three decades, with 11,334 deaths recorded last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. Experts suggest that the surge may be linked to a loosely regulated assisted-suicide system, which allows even healthy adults to seek help ending their lives.
The data set released earlier this month and analyzed in greater detail on Wednesday by Germany’s National Suicide Prevention Program (NaSPro) found a rise of 962 suicides, or 9.3%, in 2025, taking the annual toll to its highest level since 1998.
The total was greater than the approximately 7,677 people killed in traffic accidents, homicides, illegal-drug-related deaths and AIDS combined, the report said, adding that men accounted for 69.2% of suicides.
Since 2021, the annual total has climbed 23% though the number of suicides remains below its historical peak of 18,825 in 1981, NaSPro said.
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