In 2008 around 3,626 suicides occurred in Pakistan, 77 more than in 2007. In 2008, on average 10 Pakistanis committed suicide every day.
Pakistan reported 2.13 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Pakistan has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 3,626 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 1,912 were men suicides and 1,714 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 2 per 100,000 men and for women 1.9 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Pakistan. However, in Pakistan in 2008 there were there were 12,059 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.3 homicides per suicide.
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