In 2009 around 9 suicides occurred in Seychelles, as occurred in 2008.
Seychelles reported 10.36 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 9 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 8 were men suicides and 1 were woman. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.92 per 100,000 men and for women 2.3 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Seychelles. However, in Seychelles in 2009 there were there were 14 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.6 homicides per suicide.
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