Estonia - Intentional self-harm 2004

Suicides Estonia 2004

Suicides decreased in Estonia

In 2004 around 323 suicides occurred in Estonia, 19 less than in 2003.

Estonia reported 23.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.53 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 323 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 264 were men suicides and 59 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 42 per 100,000 men and for women 8.1 per 100,000 female.

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 91 homicides in Estonia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 3.5 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2004	59	264	323	8.10	42.00	23.80
2003	66	276	342	9.00	43.70	25.10
2002	72	299	371	9.80	47.10	27.10
2001	86	315	401	11.70	49.40	29.20
2000	88	289	377	11.90	45.20	27.30
1999	93	376	469	12.50	58.90	34.00
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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