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Suicides Nigeria 2011

There are 44 suicides per day in Nigeria

In 2011 occurred 16,217 suicides in Nigeria. This year, 658 more people committed suicide than in 2010. In 2011, on average 44 Nigerians committed suicide every day.

Nigeria had 9.96 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.82 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 16,217 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 11,507 were men suicides and 4,710 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.8 per 100,000 men and for women 5.74 per 100,000 female.

Related data:

Nigeria - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20114,71011,50716,2175.7413.809.96
20104,50311,05615,5595.6413.649.82
20094,32810,75215,0805.5713.649.77
20084,13910,42314,5625.4713.599.69
20073,97110,12914,0995.3913.579.63
20063,8609,81313,6735.3813.519.59
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: UN | Countryeconomy.com