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. 2026 Apr 7;26:1223. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27156-z

Table 2.

Direct, indirect costs and death and disability costs related to suicide and self-harm in Sweden in 2022 (in thousand Euros 2022)

Suicide (N = 1,569) Self-harm (N = 18,615) Total
X60-X84 (N = 1,254) Y10-Y34 (N = 315) Total suicide X60-X84 (N = 10,993) Y10-Y34 (N = 7,622) Total self-harm
Direct costs
Direct healthcare costs
Forensic examination 4,098 1,029 5,127 5,127
Ambulance 184 46 230 2,399 374 2,773 3,003
Inpatient care 2,329 372 2,701 55,907 8,917 64,824 67,525
Specialized outpatient care 2,185 2,932 5,116 5,116
Total direct healthcare costs 6,611 1,447 8,059 60,490 12,223 72,713 80,772
Direct non-healthcare costs
Police 143 36 179 179
Rescue services 76 19 95 95
Property damage 438 110 548 548
Total direct costs 7,269 1,612 8,881 60,490 12,223 72,713 81,594
Indirect costs
Productivity loss from paid work 517,260 134,971 652,232 652,232
Productivity loss from unpaid work (work at home) 187,568 48,728 236,296 236,296
Total indirect costs 704,828 183,700 888,528 888,528
Total costs 712, 097 185,312 897,409 60,490 12,223 72,713 970,122
Death and disability monetary value 2,641,204 61,866 2,703,070