Iran had 3.62 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 2,791 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 1,660 were men suicides and 1,131 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.17 per 100,000 men and for women 2.93 per 100,000 female.
Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Iran suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 2,037 homicides in Iran, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.4 suicides.
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