In 2003 around 209 suicides occurred in Botswana, 7 less than in 2002.
Botswana reported 12.07 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 209 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 159 were men suicides and 50 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.86 per 100,000 men and for women 5.37 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Botswana. However, in Botswana in 2003 there were there were 312 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.5 homicides per suicide.
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