Botswana - Intentional self-harm 2004

Suicides Botswana 2004

Suicides grow in Botswana

By 2004, suicides in Botswana increased by 6 people to at 215 suicides

In Botswana there were 12.19 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.53 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 215 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 164 were men suicides and 51 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18.08 per 100,000 men and for women 5.39 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Botswana. However, in Botswana in 2004 there were there were 259 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.2 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2004	51	164	215	5.39	18.08	12.19
2003	50	159	209	5.37	17.86	12.07
2002	51	165	216	5.52	18.89	12.66
2001	49	160	209	5.42	18.73	12.50
2000	47	152	199	5.32	18.09	12.10

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Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN