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Suicides Bangladesh 2003

There are 25 suicides per day in Bangladesh

By 2003, suicides in Bangladesh increased by 63 people to at 9,131 suicides In 2003, on average 25 Bangladeshis committed suicide every day.

In Bangladesh there were 6.77 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.69 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 9,131 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 5,803 were women and 3,327 were men. More women than men die by suicide each year, and is among the few countries where the female rate is higher than the male rate.8.64 women per 100.000 female cause their own deaths and 4.8 men per 100.000 male..

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Bangladesh suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 3,471 homicides in Bangladesh, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.6 suicides.

Related data:

Bangladesh - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20035,8033,3279,1318.644.806.77
20025,6343,5609,1948.555.226.94
20015,3963,7709,1668.355.627.05
20005,2703,9609,2318.326.017.23
Bangladesh - Intentional self-harm
Bangladesh - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN