In 2003 around 602 suicides occurred in Papua New Guinea, 19 more than in 2002. In Papua New Guinea, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Papua New Guinea reported 10.91 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 602 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 458 were men suicides and 144 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.4 per 100,000 men and for women 4.95 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Papua New Guinea. However, in Papua New Guinea in 2003 there were there were 609 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.
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