Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Intentional self-harm

In 2008 occurred 5 suicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This year, 2 fewer people committed suicide than in 2007.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had 4.44 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.96 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 5 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 4 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 7.96 per 100,000 men and for women 0.64 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. However, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2008 there were there were 16 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 3.2 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines economy
• Country suicides ranking