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Suicides Kuwait 2009

Suicides increase in Kuwait

In 2009 occurred 88 suicides in Kuwait. This year, 9 more people committed suicide than in 2008.

Kuwait had 2.54 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Kuwait has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 88 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 67 were men suicides and 22 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.16 per 100,000 men and for women 1.83 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Kuwait suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 49 homicides in Kuwait, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.8 suicides.

Related data:

Kuwait - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20092267881.834.162.54
20082059791.803.852.30
20071854711.713.682.10
20061650651.613.582.05
20051446601.553.462.00
20041447611.603.692.22
20031345581.493.612.26
20021246581.413.822.40
20011144551.333.732.36
20001240521.513.562.36
Kuwait - Intentional self-harm
Kuwait - Intentional self-harm
Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com