According to the State Statistical Office data, there were 677 violent deaths in the Republic of North Macedonia in 2021, which is an
increase of 54.6% compared to the previous year. Violent deaths accounted for 2.4% of the total number of deaths. The structure of
violent deaths by sex in 2021, as in previous years, shows higher male participation with 61.9%.
In the total number of violent deaths, "accidents" ranked first with 83.3%, followed by "suicides" with 15.5% and "homicides" with
1.2%.
In the category "accidents", the group "other external causes of accidental injury" was predominant with 65.1% of the total number of
violent deaths.
In the category "suicides", deaths by "hanging, strangulation and suffocation" were most frequent with 8.3% of the total number of
violent deaths.
In the category "homicides", the group "assault by other and unspecified firearm discharge" and the group "assault by unspecified
means" each participated with 0.4% in the total number of violent deaths.