Burundi - Intentional self-harm

In 2009 occurred 801 suicides in Burundi. This year, 23 more people committed suicide than in 2008. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Burundi had 9.42 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 801 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 594 were men suicides and 208 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.78 per 100,000 men and for women 4.72 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Burundi suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 376 homicides in Burundi, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.1 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Burundi
• Burundi economy
• Country suicides ranking