Overview

• Mexico reported 8,856 suicides in 2024, a rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people, with the highest impact among men and youths and an average of 24 deaths daily, according to INEGI.
• Baja California logged a 229% annual jump in people presenting suicidal ideation, rising from 94 to 243 cases in the last week of August, the federal epidemiological bulletin shows.
• Spain’s health minister cited an early national decline in suicides and highlighted a dedicated 2025–2027 action plan, urging attention to housing, precarious work and social isolation as key drivers.
• The WHO estimates more than 700,000 suicides annually worldwide and notes governments devote about 2% of health budgets to mental health, even as experts stress suicide is preventable.
• New resources include a workplace suicide‑prevention guide from Fundación Iturri and partners in Spain and Mexico’s “Dale color a tu vida” campaign led by CONASAMA with OPS, alongside expanded hotlines and outreach.