Botswana - Intentional self-harm

In 2001 occurred 209 suicides in Botswana. This year, 10 more people committed suicide than in 2000.

Botswana had 12.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.88 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 209 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 160 were men suicides and 49 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18.73 per 100,000 men and for women 5.42 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Botswana. However, in Botswana in 2001 there were there were 213 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Botswana
• Botswana economy
• Country suicides ranking