In 2001 around 119 suicides occurred in Albania, 62 more than in 2000.
Albania reported 3.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.88 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 119 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 84 were men suicides and 35 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.5 per 100,000 men and for women 2.3 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Albania. However, in Albania in 2001 there were there were 220 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.8 homicides per suicide.
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