Afghanistan - Intentional self-harm 2005

Suicides Afghanistan 2005

There are 4 suicides per day in Afghanistan

In 2005 around 1,313 suicides occurred in Afghanistan, 65 more than in 2004. In 2005, on average 4 Afghans committed suicide every day.

Afghanistan reported 6.27 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.34 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,313 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 1,082 were men suicides and 231 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 8.79 per 100,000 men and for women 1.91 per 100,000 female.

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Afghanistan - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2005	231	1,082	1,313	1.91	8.79	6.27
2004	214	1,033	1,248	1.83	8.71	6.17
2003	194	972	1,166	1.73	8.53	5.99
2002	176	906	1,082	1.69	8.57	5.78
2001	165	833	998	1.69	8.42	5.07
2000	158	792	950	1.62	8.07	4.86

Afghanistan - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN