Denmark - Intentional self-harm 2005

Suicides Denmark 2005

Number of suicides falls in Denmark

In 2005 occurred 631 suicides in Denmark. This year, 30 fewer people committed suicide than in 2004. In Denmark, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Denmark had 11.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.34 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 631 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 457 were men suicides and 174 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17 per 100,000 men and for women 6.4 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Denmark suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 53 homicides in Denmark, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2005	174	457	631	6.40	17.00	11.60
2004	192	469	661	7.00	17.50	12.20
2003	153	480	633	5.60	18.00	11.70
2002	185	503	688	6.80	18.90	12.80
2001	220	507	727	8.10	19.10	13.60
2000	195	533	728	7.20	20.20	13.60
1999	199	563	762	7.40	21.40	14.30
1998	216	547	763	8.00	20.90	14.40
1997	257	560	817	9.60	21.50	15.50
1996	261	631	892	9.80	24.30	16.90
1995	299	625	924	11.30	24.20	17.70
1994	319	680	999	12.10	26.50	19.20
1993	410	749	1,159	15.60	29.30	22.30
1992	396	742	1,138	15.10	29.10	22.00
1991	394	762	1,156	15.10	30.00	22.40
1990	426	815	1,241	16.30	32.20	24.10
1989	510	869	1,379	19.60	34.40	26.90
1988	493	843	1,336	19.00	33.30	26.00
1987	517	913	1,430	19.90	36.10	27.90
1986	517	899	1,416	19.90	35.60	27.70
1985	535	885	1,420	20.60	35.10	27.80
1984	546	920	1,466	21.00	36.50	28.70
1983	529	933	1,462	20.40	37.00	28.60
1982	549	935	1,484	21.20	37.10	29.00
1981	553	982	1,535	21.30	38.90	30.00
1980	579	1,039	1,618	22.30	41.10	31.60
1979	514	804	1,318	19.80	31.80	25.80
1978	484	706	1,190	18.70	28.00	23.30
1977	459	777	1,236	17.80	30.90	24.30
1976	454	758	1,212	17.70	30.20	23.90
1975	470	748	1,218	18.40	29.90	24.10
1974	470	843	1,313	18.50	33.70	26.00
1973	467	726	1,193	18.50	29.10	23.80
1972	444	745	1,189	17.70	30.10	23.80
1971	452	775	1,227	18.10	31.40	24.70
1970	390	670	1,060	15.70	27.40	21.50
1969	374	644	1,018	15.20	26.60	20.80
1968	359	639	998	14.60	26.50	20.50
1967	282	565	847	11.60	23.60	17.50
1966	297	557	854	12.30	23.40	17.80
1965	352	567	919	14.70	24.00	19.30
1964	364	627	991	15.30	26.80	21.00
1963	297	596	893	12.60	25.70	19.10
1962	310	573	883	13.20	24.90	19.00
1961	267	514	781	11.50	22.50	16.90
1960	314	617	931	13.60	27.20	20.30

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