In 2006 around 206 suicides occurred in Botswana, 3 less than in 2005.
Botswana reported 11.21 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.12 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 206 recorded suicide cases in 2006, 154 were men suicides and 51 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 16.38 per 100,000 men and for women 5.21 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Botswana. However, in Botswana in 2006 there were there were 261 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.3 homicides per suicide.
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