Saudi Arabia - Intentional self-harm 2015

Suicides Saudi Arabia 2015

Suicides fell in Saudi Arabia

By 2015, suicides in Saudi Arabia increased by 3 people to at 1,057 suicides On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

In Saudi Arabia there were 3.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.51 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,057 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 796 were men suicides and 262 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.24 per 100,000 men and for women 1.87 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Saudi Arabia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 472 homicides in Saudi Arabia, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.2 suicides.

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Saudi Arabia - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2015	262	796	1,057	1.87	4.24	3.40
2014	262	798	1,060	1.91	4.34	3.49
2013	263	800	1,063	1.95	4.44	3.54
2012	265	790	1,055	2.01	4.48	3.61
2011	253	778	1,031	1.97	4.50	3.63
2010	231	745	976	1.84	4.42	3.54
2009	220	739	959	1.81	4.53	3.60
2008	208	691	898	1.77	4.40	3.48
2007	195	644	839	1.73	4.27	3.36
2006	181	576	757	1.66	3.98	3.14
2005	168	540	709	1.60	3.89	3.04
2004	159	513	672	1.57	3.80	2.98
2003	150	507	657	1.51	3.83	2.98
2002	142	493	636	1.47	3.82	2.96
2001	136	484	620	1.44	3.83	2.96
2000	129	486	616	1.40	3.95	3.01

Saudi Arabia - Intentional self-harm

Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com