Malta - Intentional self-harm 1999

Suicides Malta 1999

Suicides increase in Malta

In 1999 occurred 27 suicides in Malta. This year, 15 more people committed suicide than in 1998.

Malta had 7.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.31 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Malta has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 27 recorded suicide cases in 1999, 22 were men suicides and 5 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.7 per 100,000 men and for women 2.6 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Malta suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 10 homicides in Malta, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.7 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1999	5	22	27	2.60	11.70	7.10
1998	1	11	12	0.50	5.90	3.20
1997	4	11	15	2.10	5.90	4.00
1996	3	10	13	1.60	5.40	3.50
1995	6	11	17	3.20	6.00	4.60
1994	3	12	15	1.60	6.60	4.10

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