 France had an overall suicide rate of 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2016.The 2016 suicide rate for French men was 17.9 per 100,000 and 6.5 per 100,000 for women according to WHO's 2016 suicide report.The total suicide rate and the suicide rate for men have declined since 2012 while the suicide rate for women has risen slightly.