Kyrgyzstan - Intentional self-harm

In 2009 occurred 509 suicides in Kyrgyzstan. This year, 17 fewer people committed suicide than in 2008. In Kyrgyzstan, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Kyrgyzstan had 9.52 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 509 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 401 were men suicides and 108 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.25 per 100,000 men and for women 3.92 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Kyrgyzstan suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 419 homicides in Kyrgyzstan, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.2 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Kyrgyzstan
• Kyrgyzstan economy
• Country suicides ranking