Latvia - Intentional self-harm 2009

Suicides Latvia 2009

Number of suicides falls in Latvia

In 2009 occurred 516 suicides in Latvia. This year, 11 fewer people committed suicide than in 2008. In Latvia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Latvia had 24.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10 suicides per 100,000 people.

Latvia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 516 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 416 were men suicides and 100 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 42.4 per 100,000 men and for women 8.6 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Latvia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 108 homicides in Latvia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 4.8 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2009	100	416	516	8.60	42.40	24.10
2008	100	427	527	8.50	42.70	24.20
2007	95	359	454	8.00	35.50	20.60
2006	80	407	487	6.70	40.00	22.00
2005	120	447	567	9.90	43.50	25.30
2004	106	457	563	8.70	44.00	24.90
2003	122	482	604	9.90	45.90	26.40
2002	149	521	670	11.90	49.10	29.00
2001	137	571	708	10.90	53.10	30.30
2000	152	618	770	11.90	56.70	32.50
1999	171	593	764	13.30	53.90	32.00
1998	162	678	840	12.50	61.10	34.90
1997	180	708	888	13.70	63.10	36.50
1996	181	745	926	13.70	65.80	37.70
1995	199	825	1,024	14.90	72.00	41.20
1994	195	838	1,033	14.40	71.90	41.00
1993	232	867	1,099	16.90	73.00	42.90
1992	212	709	921	15.10	58.40	35.20
1991	179	578	757	12.60	46.90	28.60
1990	154	541	695	10.80	43.70	26.10
1989	212	473	685	14.90	38.20	25.70
1988	171	442	613	12.00	35.90	23.10
1987	197	414	611	14.00	34.00	23.30
1986	162	495	657	11.60	41.20	25.30
1985	186	571	757	13.40	47.90	29.40
1984	208	666	874	15.10	56.30	34.10
1983	199	653	852	14.50	55.60	33.50
1982	229	639	868	16.80	54.80	34.30
1981	181	663	844	13.30	57.10	33.50
1980	202	623	825	14.90	53.90	32.80

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