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Suicides Saint Lucia 2008

Number of suicides falls in Saint Lucia

In 2008 occurred 5 suicides in Saint Lucia. This year, 1 fewer people committed suicide than in 2007.

Saint Lucia had 2.69 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Saint Lucia, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 5 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 5 were men suicides and there were no suicides of women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.46 per 100,000 men.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Saint Lucia. However, in Saint Lucia in 2008 there were there were 39 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 7.8 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

Saint Lucia - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
200805505.462.69
20070660.486.733.57
200603303.061.52
200504404.622.31
20041561.086.193.67
2003871510.298.649.59
200237114.079.246.75
2001311143.8613.758.89
200038113.5110.507.12
Saint Lucia - Intentional self-harm
Saint Lucia - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN