Azerbaijan - Intentional self-harm 2014

Suicides Azerbaijan 2014

Number of suicides increases in Azerbaijan

In 2014 around 315 suicides occurred in Azerbaijan, 1 more than in 2013.

Azerbaijan reported 3.29 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.71 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Azerbaijan, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 315 recorded suicide cases in 2014, 256 were men suicides and 59 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.36 per 100,000 men and for women 1.23 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Azerbaijan suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 236 homicides in Azerbaijan, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.3 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2014	59	256	315	1.23	5.36	3.29
2013	59	255	314	1.24	5.41	3.32
2012	58	247	306	1.24	5.32	3.27
2011	61	263	323	1.30	5.73	3.50
2010	61	263	323	1.32	5.81	3.55
2009	59	255	315	1.31	5.73	3.50
2008	58	264	322	1.28	6.06	3.62
2007	58	243	301	1.33	5.71	3.49
2006	54	247	301	1.26	5.86	3.53
2005	57	233	290	1.33	5.62	3.44
2004	49	211	261	1.16	5.15	3.12
2003	51	190	240	1.20	4.67	2.91
2002	45	178	223	1.07	4.44	2.72
2001	43	176	219	1.04	4.41	2.69
2000	38	167	205	0.93	4.21	2.54

Azerbaijan - Intentional self-harm

Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com