Benin - Intentional self-harm

In 2008 occurred 808 suicides in Benin. This year, 26 more people committed suicide than in 2007. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Benin had 9.29 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 808 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 574 were men suicides and 233 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.95 per 100,000 men and for women 5.22 per 100,000 female.

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