Lesotho - Intentional self-harm

By 2005, suicides in Lesotho increased by 1 people to at 216 suicides

In Lesotho there were 11.51 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.34 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 216 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 150 were men suicides and 66 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.5 per 100,000 men and for women 6.52 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Lesotho. However, in Lesotho in 2005 there were there were 833 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.9 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Lesotho
• Lesotho economy
• Country suicides ranking