Mauritius - Intentional self-harm 2015

Suicides Mauritius 2015

Number of suicides falls in Mauritius

In 2015 occurred 119 suicides in Mauritius. This year, 8 fewer people committed suicide than in 2014.

Mauritius had 9.41 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.51 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 119 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 95 were men suicides and 24 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.16 per 100,000 men and for women 3.77 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Mauritius suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 21 homicides in Mauritius, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 5.7 suicides.

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Mauritius - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2015	24	95	119	3.77	15.16	9.41
2014	27	100	127	4.23	16.08	10.10
2013	18	86	104	2.80	13.79	8.25
2012	29	94	123	4.59	15.10	9.80
2011	25	103	128	3.98	16.59	10.24
2010	23	81	104	3.67	13.01	8.31
2009	25	98	123	4.03	15.78	9.87
2008	13	77	90	2.14	12.43	7.26
2007	34	104	138	5.44	16.91	11.15
2006	32	101	133	5.12	16.43	10.75
2005	25	86	111	4.03	14.10	9.05
2004	25	82	107	4.04	13.50	8.75
2003	28	70	97	4.53	11.51	8.02
2002	33	111	144	5.46	18.49	11.96
2001	41	82	123	6.78	13.79	10.28
2000	33	116	149	5.52	19.57	12.54

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Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com