Bhutan - Intentional self-harm 2014

Suicides Bhutan 2014

Suicides increase in Bhutan

In 2014 occurred 90 suicides in Bhutan. This year, 2 more people committed suicide than in 2013.

Bhutan had 12.84 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.71 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 90 recorded suicide cases in 2014, 56 were men suicides and 34 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.32 per 100,000 men and for women 9.81 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Bhutan suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 24 homicides in Bhutan, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 3.8 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2014	34	56	90	9.81	14.32	12.84
2013	34	55	88	9.84	14.09	12.75
2012	33	54	87	9.84	14.01	12.73
2011	32	53	85	9.71	13.86	12.59
2010	31	51	82	9.52	13.58	12.35
2009	31	51	82	9.42	13.75	12.41
2008	30	51	81	9.27	13.90	12.43
2007	29	50	79	9.17	13.84	12.36
2006	29	50	79	9.29	13.93	12.47
2005	30	50	80	9.59	14.15	12.77
2004	30	50	80	10.00	14.33	13.04
2003	31	49	81	10.47	14.72	13.41
2002	31	47	78	10.54	14.47	13.21
2001	30	45	76	10.55	14.38	13.20
2000	30	44	74	10.50	14.38	13.17

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Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN