New Zealand - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides New Zealander 2008

Number of suicides increases in New Zealander

In 2008 around 520 suicides occurred in New Zealander, 27 more than in 2007. In New Zealander, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.

New Zealander reported 12.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.96 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 520 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 381 were men suicides and 139 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 18.3 per 100,000 men and for women 6.4 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In New Zealander suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 51 homicides in New Zealander, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 10.2 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	139	381	520	6.40	18.30	12.20
2007	118	375	493	5.50	18.10	11.70
2006	137	387	524	6.40	18.90	12.50
2005	132	382	514	6.30	18.90	12.40
2004	111	382	493	5.30	19.10	12.10
2003	141	376	517	6.90	19.00	12.80
2002	113	354	467	5.60	18.30	11.80
2001	119	388	507	6.00	20.40	13.10
2000	83	375	458	4.20	19.80	11.90
1999	131	385	516	6.70	20.40	13.50
1998	132	442	574	6.80	23.50	15.00
1997	121	441	562	6.30	23.70	14.90
1996	112	428	540	5.90	23.20	14.50
1995	116	429	545	6.20	23.70	14.80
1994	103	409	512	5.60	22.90	14.10
1993	94	349	443	5.20	19.80	12.40
1992	96	397	493	5.40	22.80	14.00
1991	94	380	474	5.30	22.10	13.60
1990	92	363	455	5.40	21.70	13.40
1989	93	372	465	5.50	22.50	13.80
1988	103	381	484	6.10	23.10	14.50
1987	100	363	463	5.90	22.10	13.90
1986	113	301	414	6.80	18.40	12.50
1985	83	255	338	5.00	15.60	10.20
1984	92	297	389	5.60	18.30	11.90
1983	102	250	352	6.20	15.50	10.80
1982	107	257	364	6.60	16.10	11.30
1981	79	241	320	4.90	15.20	10.00
1980	112	225	337	7.00	14.30	10.60
1979	89	213	302	5.60	13.50	9.50
1978	114	208	322	7.20	13.20	10.20
1977	109	256	365	6.90	16.20	11.50
1976	93	198	291	5.90	12.60	9.20
1975	98	195	293	6.30	12.50	9.40
1974	86	187	273	5.60	12.20	8.90
1973	80	181	261	5.30	12.10	8.70
1972	89	173	262	6.10	11.80	8.90
1971	88	149	237	6.10	10.40	8.20
1970	93	178	271	6.60	12.60	9.60
1969	97	181	278	6.90	13.00	10.00
1968	86	179	265	6.20	13.00	9.60
1967	83	191	274	6.10	14.00	10.00
1966	90	156	246	6.70	11.60	9.20
1965	81	161	242	6.20	12.20	9.20
1964	80	127	207	6.20	9.80	8.00
1963	87	157	244	6.90	12.30	9.60
1962	66	142	208	5.30	11.40	8.40
1961	49	155	204	4.10	12.70	8.40
1960	65	165	230	5.50	13.80	9.70

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