In 1996 around 607 suicides occurred in Slovenia, 43 more than in 1995. In Slovenia, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Slovenia reported 30.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 15.06 suicides per 100,000 people.
Slovenia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 607 recorded suicide cases in 1996, 465 were men suicides and 142 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 48 per 100,000 men and for women 13.9 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.
Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Slovenia suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 38 homicides in Slovenia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 16 suicides.
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