Singapore - Intentional self-harm

In 2010 occurred 538 suicides in Singapore. This year, 10 more people committed suicide than in 2009. In Singapore, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Singapore had 10.59 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.89 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 538 recorded suicide cases in 2010, 346 were men suicides and 192 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.12 per 100,000 men and for women 7.87 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Singapore suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 19 homicides in Singapore, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 28.3 suicides.

Related data:

• Homicides in Singapore
• Singapore economy
• Country suicides ranking