Malta - Intentional self-harm 2018

Suicides Malta 2018

Suicides fell in Malta

By 2018, suicides in Malta increased by 1 people to at 25 suicides

In Malta there were 4.54 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.42 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 25 recorded suicide cases in 2018, 21 were men suicides and 4 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 8.12 per 100,000 men and for women 0.84 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 8 homicides in Malta, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 3.1 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2018	4	21	25	0.84	8.12	4.54
2017	5	21	26	2.16	8.47	5.34
2016	5	21	26	1.77	8.73	5.27
2015	8	30	38	3.16	12.08	7.64
2014	5	31	36	2.30	12.41	7.36
2013	1	26	27	0.47	9.88	5.16
2012	7	21	28	2.84	9.09	5.95
2011		22	22		9.66	4.80
2010	2	29	31	1.00	14.10	7.50
2009	3	33	36	1.40	16.10	8.70
2008	2	12	14	1.00	5.90	3.40
2007	1	25	26	0.50	12.40	6.40
2006	5	21	26	2.40	10.40	6.40
2005	3	16	19	1.50	8.00	4.70
2004	10	14	24	4.90	7.00	6.00
2003	3	17	20	1.50	8.60	5.00
2002	8	11	19	4.00	5.60	4.80
2001	6	23	29	3.00	11.80	7.40
2000	6	17	23	3.10	8.90	6.00
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

Malta - Intentional self-harm