Slovakia - Intentional self-harm 2009

Suicides Slovakia 2009

Suicides grow in Slovakia

By 2009, suicides in Slovakia increased by 10 people to at 601 suicides In Slovakia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Slovakia there were 11.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 601 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 543 were men suicides and 58 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 20.7 per 100,000 men and for women 2.1 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 78 homicides in Slovakia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 7.7 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2009	58	543	601	2.10	20.70	11.20
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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