The claim
81% van de zelfdodingcijfers in Nederland zijn mannen.
Original publisher’s rating
Het zelfdodingcijfer was in 2023 twee keer zo hoog bij mannen als bij vrouwen, oftewel 70 procent van alle zelfdodingen. Nog steeds hoog, maar geen 81 procent.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
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The review finds that the claim overstates the share of suicides accounted for by men. It reports that men made up 1,303 of the 1,862 suicides in the Netherlands in 2023.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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