Overview
- During 2025 Argentina recorded 5,209 suicides, a 22.6% increase from 2024 that raised the national rate to 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
- Suicide became the leading cause of violent death in 2025, with the national suicide rate more than three times higher than the homicide rate.
- Provincial totals vary sharply: Entre Ríos, San Luis and Salta posted the highest rates while Buenos Aires Province showed a 55.4% jump that officials say partly reflects improved death-record matching.
- Official statements and an Army study report large rises in uniformed services, with suicides in federal security forces up about 30% and Army cases up about 38.5%, and those reports point to low pay, debt and limited psychological support.
- Longer-term data show a steady climb since SNIC began measuring in 2016, rising 57.7% from 2017 to 2025, and researchers note growing demand for mental-health care alongside calls to strengthen prevention, expand services and fix data systems.