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Suicides Burkina Faso 2003

There are 3 suicides per day in Burkina Faso

In 2003 occurred 1,149 suicides in Burkina Faso. This year, 37 more people committed suicide than in 2002. In 2003, on average 3 Burkinabe committed suicide every day.

Burkina Faso had 9.08 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.69 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,149 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 811 were men suicides and 338 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.59 per 100,000 men and for women 5.13 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Burkina Faso suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 81 homicides in Burkina Faso, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 14.2 suicides.

Related data:

Burkina Faso - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20033388111,1495.1312.599.08
20023237891,1125.0512.669.05
20013147861,1005.0613.029.21
20003027731,0745.0013.219.26
Burkina Faso - Intentional self-harm
Burkina Faso - Intentional self-harm
Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com