Iceland - Intentional self-harm 2019

Suicides Iceland 2019

Number of suicides increases in Iceland

In 2019 around 39 suicides occurred in Iceland, 5 more than in 2018.

Iceland reported 10.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.41 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 39 recorded suicide cases in 2019, 32 were men suicides and 7 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.3 per 100,000 men and for women 4 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Iceland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 3 homicides in Iceland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 13 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2019	7	32	39	4.00	17.30	10.80
2018	5	29	34	2.90	16.65	9.92
2017	2	32	34	1.18	18.36	9.90
2016	4	36	40	3.01	21.28	12.22
2015	11	30	41	6.68	18.65	12.70
2014	11	32	43	6.74	19.48	13.13
2013	14	34	48	8.67	20.94	14.83
2012	11	25	36	6.88	15.54	11.22
2011	5	22	27	3.15	13.73	8.46
2010	10	36	46	6.30	22.50	14.50
2009	7	29	36	4.40	18.00	11.30
2008	11	27	38	7.10	16.70	12.00
2007	7	30	37	4.60	18.90	11.90
2006	10	22	32	6.70	14.30	10.50
2005	9	24	33	6.10	16.10	11.10
2004	9	26	35	6.20	17.80	12.00
2003	6	20	26	4.10	13.80	9.00
2002	10	20	30	7.00	13.90	10.40
2001	8	28	36	5.60	19.60	12.60
2000	8	42	50	5.70	29.80	17.80
1999	7	24	31	5.10	17.30	11.20
1998	7	23	30	5.10	16.80	10.90
1997	7	26	33	5.20	19.10	12.20
1996	5	28	33	3.70	20.80	12.30
1995	5	22	27	3.70	16.40	10.10
1994	4	21	25	3.00	15.70	9.40
1993	7	19	26	5.30	14.40	9.90
1992	5	23	28	3.80	17.60	10.70
1991	8	29	37	6.20	22.40	14.40
1990	5	35	40	3.90	27.40	15.70
1989	6	16	22	4.80	12.60	8.70
1988	5	30	35	4.00	23.90	14.00
1987	14	22	36	11.40	17.80	14.60
1986	12	25	37	9.90	20.50	15.20
1985	7	25	32	5.80	20.60	13.30
1984	7	37	44	5.90	30.70	18.40
1983	7	33	40	5.90	27.70	16.90
1982	7	15	22	6.00	12.70	9.40
1981	4	12	16	3.50	10.30	6.90
1980	10	14	24	8.80	12.20	10.50
1979	4	26	30	3.60	22.80	13.30
1978	3	23	26	2.70	20.40	11.60
1977	4	19	23	3.60	17.00	10.40
1976	4	15	19	3.70	13.50	8.60
1975	8	14	22	7.40	12.70	10.10
1974	6	16	22	5.60	14.70	10.20
1973	6	22	28	5.70	20.50	13.20
1972	6	12	18	5.80	11.40	8.60
1971	2	9	11	2.00	8.60	5.30
1970	4	23	27	4.00	22.30	13.20
1969	6	14	20	6.00	13.60	9.80
1968	2	13	15	2.00	12.80	7.40
1967	8	24	32	8.10	23.90	16.10
1966	6	31	37	6.20	31.40	18.90
1965	3	19	22	3.20	19.60	11.40
1964	2	15	17	2.10	15.70	9.00
1963	3	12	15	3.30	12.80	8.10
1962	4	13	17	4.40	14.10	9.30
1961	5	14	19	5.60	15.50	10.60
1960	6	8	14	6.90	9.00	8.00

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