Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo - Intentional self-harm

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Suicides Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008

There are 16 suicides per day in Democratic Republic of the Congo

By 2008, suicides in Democratic Republic of the Congo increased by 163 people to at 5,857 suicides In 2008, on average 16 Congolese committed suicide every day.

In Democratic Republic of the Congo there were 9.48 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 5,857 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 4,133 were men suicides and 1,724 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.41 per 100,000 men and for women 5.49 per 100,000 female.

Related data:

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20081,7244,1335,8575.4913.419.48
20071,6684,0255,6945.4813.499.52
20061,6503,9735,6235.5913.759.71
20051,6403,9345,5745.7414.069.94
20041,6053,8635,4685.7914.2510.07
20031,5843,8975,4815.8914.8110.42
20021,5323,8675,3995.8715.1410.59
20011,4923,7825,2745.8915.2710.67
20001,4793,7635,2426.0215.6610.91
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Intentional self-harm
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN