In 2007 around 5 suicides occurred in Bahamas, as occurred in 2006.
Bahamas reported 1.53 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Bahamas has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 5 recorded suicide cases in 2007, 4 were men suicides and 1 were woman. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 2.42 per 100,000 men and for women 0.49 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Bahamas. However, in Bahamas in 2007 there were there were 78 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 15.6 homicides per suicide.
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