In 2002 around 546 suicides occurred in Niger, 22 more than in 2001. In Niger, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Niger reported 4.48 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 546 recorded suicide cases in 2002, 351 were men suicides and 196 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.58 per 100,000 men and for women 3.17 per 100,000 female.
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