Estonia - Intentional self-harm 2018

Suicides Estonia 2018

Number of suicides falls in Estonia

In 2018 occurred 194 suicides in Estonia. This year, 33 fewer people committed suicide than in 2017.

Estonia had 15.05 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.42 suicides per 100,000 people.

Estonia is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 194 recorded suicide cases in 2018, 148 were men suicides and 46 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 24.54 per 100,000 men and for women 6.58 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 28 homicides in Estonia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 6.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2018	46	148	194	6.58	24.54	15.05
2017	54	173	227	7.88	28.10	17.38
2016	39	148	187	5.44	24.14	14.21
2015	37	166	203	5.29	27.61	15.74
2014	49	193	242	6.85	31.72	18.47
2013	48	171	219	6.69	28.27	16.77
2012	47	192	239	6.80	31.43	18.30
2011	40	178	218	5.65	28.60	16.35
2010	42	181	223	5.90	29.10	16.70
2009	49	220	269	6.80	35.30	20.10
2008	53	189	242	7.40	30.30	18.10
2007	46	207	253	6.40	33.20	18.80
2006	56	191	247	7.80	30.60	18.40
2005	53	220	273	7.30	35.10	20.20
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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