Croatia - Intentional self-harm 1997

Suicides Croatia 1997

Croatia has a very high suicide rate

In 1997 occurred 949 suicides in Croatia. This year, 53 fewer people committed suicide than in 1996. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Croatia had 20.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 14.89 suicides per 100,000 people.

Croatia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 949 recorded suicide cases in 1997, 693 were men suicides and 256 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 31.8 per 100,000 men and for women 10.9 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Croatia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 118 homicides in Croatia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 8 suicides.

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Croatia - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1997	256	693	949	10.90	31.80	20.90
1996	263	739	1,002	11.10	33.70	22.00
1995	242	688	930	10.10	31.00	20.10
1994	287	801	1,088	11.90	35.80	23.40
1993	312	776	1,088	13.10	35.10	23.60
1992	298	858	1,156	12.60	38.90	25.30
1991	327	778	1,105	13.50	34.30	23.60
1990	332	810	1,142	13.50	35.00	23.90
1989	326	716	1,042	13.30	31.00	21.90
1988	344	769	1,113	14.00	33.40	23.40
1987	332	821	1,153	13.60	35.80	24.30
1986	295	749	1,044	12.10	32.80	22.10
1985	311	739	1,050	12.80	32.50	22.30

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