Burma - Myanmar - Intentional self-harm 2010

Suicides Myanmar 2010

There are 5 suicides per day in Myanmar

In 2010 around 1,901 suicides occurred in Myanmar, 42 more than in 2009. In 2010, on average 5 Burmese committed suicide every day.

Myanmar reported 3.87 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,901 recorded suicide cases in 2010, 1,127 were men suicides and 774 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.57 per 100,000 men and for women 3.13 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Myanmar suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 801 homicides in Myanmar, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.4 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2010	774	1,127	1,901	3.13	4.57	3.87
2009	767	1,092	1,859	3.12	4.46	3.81
2008	762	1,063	1,825	3.12	4.37	3.76
2007	764	1,049	1,813	3.15	4.34	3.76
2006	752	1,020	1,772	3.12	4.25	3.70
2005	735	991	1,726	3.08	4.16	3.63
2004	728	994	1,722	3.07	4.21	3.64
2003	711	985	1,696	3.03	4.20	3.61
2002	697	978	1,675	3.00	4.21	3.59
2001	679	968	1,647	2.95	4.21	3.57
2000	672	973	1,645	2.95	4.27	3.61

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Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com