Egypt - Intentional self-harm 2013

Suicides Egypt 2013

There are 6 suicides per day in Egypt

By 2013, suicides in Egypt increased by 20 people to at 2,242 suicides In 2013, on average 6 Egyptians committed suicide every day.

In Egypt there were 2.65 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Egypt has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 2,242 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 1,628 were men suicides and 614 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 3.44 per 100,000 men and for women 1.33 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Egypt suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 2,207 homicides in Egypt, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1 suicides.

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Egypt - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	614	1,628	2,242	1.33	3.44	2.65
2012	637	1,585	2,222	1.42	3.43	2.69
2011	608	1,559	2,167	1.38	3.45	2.69
2010	628	1,399	2,027	1.46	3.17	2.58
2009	617	1,357	1,974	1.46	3.14	2.57
2008	619	1,351	1,970	1.50	3.18	2.62
2007	631	1,335	1,966	1.56	3.21	2.67
2006	656	1,333	1,989	1.65	3.26	2.75
2005	674	1,317	1,991	1.73	3.29	2.82
2004	687	1,339	2,026	1.80	3.41	2.92
2003	713	1,335	2,048	1.90	3.47	3.01
2002	713	1,354	2,068	1.94	3.59	3.10
2001	704	1,359	2,063	1.96	3.68	3.16
2000	668	1,308	1,976	1.90	3.62	3.09

Egypt - Intentional self-harm

Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com