Iraq - Intentional self-harm

By 2004, suicides in Iraq increased by 14 people to at 649 suicides In Iraq, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Iraq there were 2.43 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.53 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Iraq has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 649 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 373 were men suicides and 277 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 2.69 per 100,000 men and for women 1.98 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Iraq. However, in Iraq in 2004 there were there were 1,267 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Iraq
• Iraq economy
• Country suicides ranking