In 2001 around 29 suicides occurred in Malta, 6 more than in 2000.
Malta reported 7.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.88 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 29 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 23 were men suicides and 6 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.8 per 100,000 men and for women 3 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 6 homicides in Malta, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 4.8 suicides.
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