Lesotho - Intentional self-harm

In 2006 occurred 217 suicides in Lesotho. This year, 1 more people committed suicide than in 2005.

Lesotho had 11.56 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.12 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 217 recorded suicide cases in 2006, 152 were men suicides and 65 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.71 per 100,000 men and for women 6.44 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Lesotho. However, in Lesotho in 2006 there were there were 833 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.8 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Lesotho
• Lesotho economy
• Country suicides ranking