Ethiopia - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides Ethiopia 2008

There are 18 suicides per day in Ethiopia

In 2008 occurred 6,530 suicides in Ethiopia. This year, 245 more people committed suicide than in 2007. In 2008, on average 18 Ethiopians committed suicide every day.

Ethiopia had 8.13 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 6,530 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 5,078 were men suicides and 1,452 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.96 per 100,000 men and for women 3.47 per 100,000 female.

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Ethiopia - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	1,452	5,078	6,530	3.47	11.96	8.13
2007	1,377	4,908	6,285	3.38	11.90	7.95
2006	1,321	4,787	6,108	3.34	11.94	7.93
2005	1,289	4,769	6,057	3.35	12.24	8.07
2004	1,261	4,768	6,029	3.37	12.60	8.24
2003	1,242	4,767	6,010	3.41	12.97	8.42
2002	1,227	4,756	5,982	3.47	13.33	8.90
2001	1,228	4,715	5,943	3.57	13.62	9.09
2000	1,254	4,760	6,014	3.75	14.16	9.47

Ethiopia - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN