In 2013 around 223 suicides occurred in Lesotho, 3 less than in 2012.
Lesotho reported 11.36 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.78 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 223 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 158 were men suicides and 66 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.45 per 100,000 men and for women 6.25 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Lesotho. However, in Lesotho in 2013 there were there were 658 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3 homicides per suicide.
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