In 2009 around 6 suicides occurred in Saint Lucia, 1 more than in 2008.
Saint Lucia reported 3.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Saint Lucia, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 6 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 6 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 6.61 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 2009 there were there were 39 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 6.5 homicides per suicide.
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