Overview

• WHO estimates about 700,000 deaths by suicide each year, and Mexico logged roughly 9,000 in 2024, underscoring the scale of a preventable public‑health challenge.
• Mexico City reports 8,904 9‑1‑1/C5 attendances for ideation or attempts from 2024 through August 2025 and a roughly 19% drop in deaths, alongside rollouts such as a Toxicology Hospital, a transition and recovery center, Centros Colibrí and school outreach.
• Murcia counted 105 deaths in 2024 (6.7 per 100,000) and activated a Código Riesgo Suicida protocol plus the youth campaign Grita with a mobile unit across all municipalities.
• Madrid cites five deaths per 100,000 residents, about 85% implementation of its 2023–2026 plan, training for more than 6,600 professionals and €50.4 million committed so far.
• Service gaps persist, with Andalusia posting 815 deaths in 2023 (9.4 per 100,000) and focusing on isolated older adults, Vigo reporting 60 deaths in 2024 with its prevention unit at capacity, and Baja California treating at least eight health workers this year for attempts or severe depression.