Estonia - Intentional self-harm 1998

Suicides Estonia 1998

Estonia has a very high suicide rate

In 1998 occurred 482 suicides in Estonia. This year, 43 fewer people committed suicide than in 1997. In Estonia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Estonia had 34.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 14.84 suicides per 100,000 people.

Estonia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 482 recorded suicide cases in 1998, 401 were men suicides and 81 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 62.7 per 100,000 men and for women 10.9 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Estonia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 196 homicides in Estonia, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.5 suicides.

Related data:

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1998	81	401	482	10.90	62.70	34.80
1997	91	434	525	12.10	67.20	37.50
1996	112	439	551	14.70	67.10	38.90
1995	128	467	595	16.60	70.20	41.40
1994	118	497	615	15.10	73.20	42.10
1993	122	457	579	15.30	65.80	38.80
1992	121	376	497	14.80	52.60	32.40
1991	108	319	427	13.00	43.70	27.30
1990	118	310	428	14.10	42.20	27.30
1989	120	289	409	14.40	39.40	26.10
1988	111	271	382	13.30	37.20	24.50
1987	92	304	396	11.10	42.00	25.50
1986	113	312	425	13.70	43.50	27.60
1985	99	371	470	12.10	52.20	30.70
1982	120	361	481	14.90	51.90	32.10
1981	142	402	544	17.80	58.30	36.60

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