Ecuador - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides Ecuador 2008

There are 4 suicides per day in Ecuador

In 2008 occurred 1,285 suicides in Ecuador. This year, 39 fewer people committed suicide than in 2007. In 2008, on average 4 Ecuadorians committed suicide every day.

Ecuador had 8.88 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,285 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 954 were men suicides and 331 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.15 per 100,000 men and for women 4.57 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Ecuador. However, in Ecuador in 2008 there were there were 2,607 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2 homicides per suicide.

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Ecuador - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	331	954	1,285	4.57	13.15	8.88
2007	348	976	1,324	4.89	13.68	9.31
2006	381	817	1,198	5.45	11.65	8.58
2005	340	944	1,284	4.94	13.69	9.36
2004	308	761	1,069	4.55	11.23	7.89
2003	297	642	938	4.47	9.63	7.04
2002	249	570	819	3.82	8.71	6.26
2001	265	596	861	4.14	9.27	6.72
2000	234	579	813	3.72	9.15	6.49

Ecuador - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN