In 2001 around 5,932 suicides occurred in Iran, 76 more than in 2000. In 2001, on average 16 Iranians committed suicide every day.
Iran reported 9.19 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.88 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 5,932 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 3,338 were men suicides and 2,594 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.88 per 100,000 men and for women 7.89 per 100,000 female.
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