Iraq - Intentional self-harm 2013

Suicides Iraq 2013

Suicides grow in Iraq

By 2013, suicides in Iraq increased by 67 people to at 965 suicides On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

In Iraq there were 2.89 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Iraq, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 965 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 541 were men suicides and 424 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 3.06 per 100,000 men and for women 2.38 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Iraq. However, in Iraq in 2013 there were there were 3,339 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.5 homicides per suicide.

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Iraq - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	424	541	965	2.38	3.06	2.89
2012	394	505	898	2.32	2.99	2.76
2011	374	486	859	2.30	3.01	2.71
2010	349	460	809	2.22	2.95	2.61
2009	333	439	772	2.19	2.92	2.56
2008	315	420	735	2.14	2.89	2.50
2007	301	403	703	2.09	2.83	2.45
2006	300	388	688	2.07	2.70	2.45
2005	286	369	655	1.98	2.58	2.39
2004	277	373	649	1.98	2.69	2.43
2003	266	369	635	1.95	2.74	2.45
2002	259	374	633	1.97	2.86	2.41
2001	256	384	639	2.00	3.03	2.51
2000	249	401	650	2.01	3.27	2.64

Iraq - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN