Slovakia - Intentional self-harm 2008

Suicides Slovakia 2008

Number of suicides increases in Slovakia

In 2008 around 591 suicides occurred in Slovakia, 86 more than in 2007. In Slovakia, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.

Slovakia reported 11 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.96 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 591 recorded suicide cases in 2008, 508 were men suicides and 83 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 19.4 per 100,000 men and for women 3 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Slovakia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 86 homicides in Slovakia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 6.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2008	83	508	591	3.00	19.40	11.00
2007	72	433	505	2.60	16.60	9.40
2006	68	464	532	2.50	17.80	9.90
2005	95	584	679	3.40	22.40	12.60
2004	112	564	676	4.10	21.60	12.60
2003	105	648	753	3.80	24.80	14.00
2002	100	617	717	3.60	23.60	13.30
2001	112	580	692	4.00	22.20	12.90
2000	135	594	729	4.90	22.70	13.50
1999	102	591	693	3.70	22.50	12.80
1998	88	584	672	3.20	22.30	12.50
1997	106	524	630	3.80	20.00	11.70
1996	106	566	672	3.80	21.60	12.50
1995	126	609	735	4.60	23.30	13.70
1994	108	583	691	3.90	22.40	12.90
1993	116	622	738	4.20	24.00	13.90
1992	142	654	796	5.20	25.30	15.00

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