Papua New Guinea - Intentional self-harm

In 2008 occurred 561 suicides in Papua New Guinea. This year, 6 more people committed suicide than in 2007. In Papua New Guinea, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Papua New Guinea had 9.05 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 561 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 428 were men suicides and 133 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.5 per 100,000 men and for women 3.89 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 2008 there were there were 603 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.1 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Papua New Guinea
• Papua New Guinea economy
• Country suicides ranking