Lebanon - Intentional self-harm 2015

Suicides Lebanon 2015

Suicides increase in Lebanon

In 2015 occurred 182 suicides in Lebanon. This year, 8 more people committed suicide than in 2014.

Lebanon had 2.79 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.51 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 182 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 120 were men suicides and 62 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 3.78 per 100,000 men and for women 1.93 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Lebanon. However, in Lebanon in 2015 there were there were 231 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.3 homicides per suicide.

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Lebanon - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2015	62	120	182	1.93	3.78	2.79
2014	59	115	174	1.88	3.68	2.78
2013	55	103	158	1.93	3.64	2.67
2012	51	92	143	1.94	3.59	2.58
2011	46	86	132	1.83	3.43	2.54
2010	43	80	122	1.70	3.21	2.47
2009	41	78	119	1.65	3.16	2.47
2008	40	77	117	1.63	3.16	2.45
2007	40	76	116	1.64	3.19	2.43
2006	40	76	115	1.66	3.23	2.42
2005	39	75	114	1.68	3.25	2.43
2004	39	73	112	1.67	3.22	2.44
2003	38	70	108	1.66	3.15	2.46
2002	38	68	106	1.67	3.10	2.53
2001	37	66	103	1.66	3.03	2.57
2000	37	64	101	1.69	2.99	2.62

Lebanon - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN