In 2010 around 3,550 suicides occurred in Philippines, 308 more than in 2009. In 2010, on average 10 Philippines committed suicide every day.
Philippines reported 3.81 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 3,550 recorded suicide cases in 2010, 2,730 were men suicides and 819 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.71 per 100,000 men and for women 1.75 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Philippines. However, in Philippines in 2010 there were there were 8,645 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.4 homicides per suicide.
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