In 2003 around 6,010 suicides occurred in Ethiopia, 28 more than in 2002. In 2003, on average 16 Ethiopians committed suicide every day.
Ethiopia reported 8.42 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.69 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 6,010 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 4,767 were men suicides and 1,242 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.97 per 100,000 men and for women 3.41 per 100,000 female.
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