Bulgaria - Intentional self-harm 2011

Suicides Bulgaria 2011

Suicides decreased in Bulgaria

In 2011 around 763 suicides occurred in Bulgaria, 96 less than in 2010. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Bulgaria reported 10.36 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.82 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 763 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 606 were men suicides and 157 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 16.88 per 100,000 men and for women 4.16 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Bulgaria suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 128 homicides in Bulgaria, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 6 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2011	157	606	763	4.16	16.88	10.36
2010	210	649	859	5.50	18.00	11.60
2009	206	662	868	5.40	18.30	11.70
2008	245	694	939	6.40	19.00	12.50
2007	239	663	902	6.20	18.00	12.00
2006	225	752	977	5.70	20.20	12.80
2005	255	727	982	6.40	19.40	12.70
2004	267	746	1,013	6.70	19.70	13.00
2003	292	800	1,092	7.30	21.00	14.00
2002	336	981	1,317	8.30	25.60	16.70
2001	363	951	1,314	8.80	24.40	16.40
2000	382	1,001	1,383	9.10	25.20	16.90
1999	342	965	1,307	8.10	24.10	15.90
1998	448	1,055	1,503	10.60	26.20	18.20
1997	463	1,002	1,465	10.90	24.70	17.60
1996	415	1,111	1,526	9.70	27.20	18.20
1995	413	1,020	1,433	9.60	24.80	17.00
1994	416	1,048	1,464	9.70	25.30	17.30
1993	447	1,023	1,470	10.40	24.60	17.40
1992	411	1,108	1,519	9.50	26.40	17.80
1991	383	1,001	1,384	8.70	23.60	16.00
1990	403	920	1,323	9.10	21.40	15.20
1989	419	1,041	1,460	9.30	23.80	16.40
1988	427	1,025	1,452	9.40	23.10	16.20
1987	429	1,063	1,492	9.50	24.00	16.60
1986	433	975	1,408	9.60	22.00	15.70
1985	422	1,034	1,456	9.30	23.30	16.20
1984	431	1,080	1,511	9.60	24.30	16.90
1983	330	864	1,194	7.30	19.40	13.40
1982	395	965	1,360	8.80	21.70	15.30
1981	357	852	1,209	8.00	19.20	13.60
1980	364	842	1,206	8.20	19.10	13.60
1979	391	876	1,267	8.80	19.90	14.40
1978	352	843	1,195	8.00	19.20	13.60
1977	358	908	1,266	8.10	20.70	14.40
1976	364	870	1,234	8.30	19.90	14.10
1975	330	795	1,125	7.60	18.30	12.90
1974	333	767	1,100	7.70	17.70	12.70
1973	304	694	998	7.00	16.10	11.60
1972	298	679	977	6.90	15.80	11.40
1971	315	738	1,053	7.40	17.30	12.30
1970	327	684	1,011	7.70	16.10	11.90
1969	320	637	957	7.60	15.10	11.30
1968	277	548	825	6.60	13.10	9.90
1967	249	608	857	6.00	14.60	10.30
1966	250	566	816	6.10	13.70	9.90
1965	267	488	755	6.50	11.90	9.20
1964	219	489	708	5.40	12.00	8.70

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