Armenia - Intentional self-harm 2012

Suicides Armenia 2012

Number of suicides falls in Armenia

In 2012 occurred 159 suicides in Armenia. This year, 4 fewer people committed suicide than in 2011.

Armenia had 5.27 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.87 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 159 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 127 were men suicides and 32 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.52 per 100,000 men and for women 2.03 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Armenia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 65 homicides in Armenia, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.4 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2012	32	127	159	2.03	9.52	5.27
2011	33	130	163	1.93	8.19	4.97
2010	32	124	155	1.90	7.80	4.77
2009	32	122	153	1.89	7.72	4.72
2008	32	119	150	1.89	7.56	4.63
2007	28	107	135	1.69	6.85	4.19
2006	30	118	147	1.79	7.56	4.58
2005	28	107	134	1.66	6.87	4.17
2004	27	97	125	1.64	6.28	3.88
2003	27	95	122	1.61	6.16	3.80
2002	27	96	123	1.62	6.24	3.84
2001	28	97	125	1.68	6.29	3.89
2000	29	93	122	1.76	6.01	3.80

Armenia - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN