Saint Lucia - Intentional self-harm

In 2010 occurred 11 suicides in Saint Lucia. This year, 5 more people committed suicide than in 2009.

Saint Lucia had 6.83 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 11 recorded suicide cases in 2010, 9 were men suicides and 2 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.1 per 100,000 men and for women 2.19 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Saint Lucia. However, in Saint Lucia in 2010 there were there were 44 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 4 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Saint Lucia
• Saint Lucia economy
• Country suicides ranking