Ecuador - Intentional self-harm 2012

Suicides Ecuador 2012

There are 4 suicides per day in Ecuador

In 2012 around 1,427 suicides occurred in Ecuador, 21 more than in 2011. In 2012, on average 4 Ecuadorians committed suicide every day.

Ecuador reported 9.19 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.87 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 1,427 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 1,062 were men suicides and 365 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.72 per 100,000 men and for women 4.71 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Ecuador. However, in Ecuador in 2012 there were there were 1,922 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.3 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
2012	365	1,062	1,427	4.71	13.72	9.19
2011	376	1,030	1,406	4.94	13.52	9.21
2010	341	994	1,335	4.55	13.26	8.89
2009	325	1,034	1,359	4.41	14.02	9.22
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: UN | Countryeconomy.com