Croatia - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides Croatia 2008

Suicides increase in Croatia

In 2008 occurred 795 suicides in Croatia. This year, 19 more people committed suicide than in 2007. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Croatia had 17.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.96 suicides per 100,000 people.

Croatia is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 795 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 611 were men suicides and 184 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 28.6 per 100,000 men and for women 8 per 100,000 female.

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 71 homicides in Croatia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.2 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	184	611	795	8.00	28.60	17.90
2007	198	578	776	8.60	27.00	17.50
2006	223	575	798	9.70	26.90	18.00
2005	223	652	875	9.70	30.50	19.70
2004	226	645	871	9.80	30.20	19.60
2003	193	672	865	8.40	31.40	19.50
2002	230	645	875	10.00	30.20	19.70
2001	225	657	882	9.80	30.70	19.90
2000	234	692	926	10.10	32.20	20.70
1999	273	716	989	11.70	33.00	21.90
1998	284	745	1,029	12.10	34.20	22.70
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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