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Suicides Nigeria 2005

There are 36 suicides per day in Nigeria

By 2005, suicides in Nigeria increased by 153 people to at 13,316 suicides In 2005, on average 36 Nigerians committed suicide every day.

In Nigeria there were 9.59 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.34 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 13,316 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 9,564 were men suicides and 3,752 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.53 per 100,000 men and for women 5.37 per 100,000 female.

Related data:

Nigeria - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20053,7529,56413,3165.3713.539.59
20043,7079,45613,1635.4513.759.73
20033,6389,17912,8185.5013.719.72
20023,5578,91212,4695.5213.689.70
20013,5528,86712,4205.6613.989.90
20003,5148,59212,1055.7513.919.90
Nigeria - Intentional self-harm
Nigeria - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN