Slovenia - Intentional self-harm 1997

Suicides Slovenia 1997

Slovenia has a very high suicide rate

By 1997, suicides in Slovenia increased by 14 people to at 593 suicides In Slovenia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Slovenia there were 29.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 14.89 suicides per 100,000 people.

Slovenia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 593 recorded suicide cases in 1997, 473 were men suicides and 120 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 48.8 per 100,000 men and for women 11.8 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 36 homicides in Slovenia, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 16.5 suicides.

Related data:

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1997	120	473	593	11.80	48.80	29.90
1996	142	465	607	13.90	48.00	30.50
1995	129	435	564	12.60	45.00	28.30
1994	141	480	621	13.80	49.80	31.20
1993	133	481	614	13.00	49.80	30.80
1992	148	439	587	14.40	45.30	29.40
1991	145	501	646	14.10	51.60	32.30
1990	130	423	553	12.60	43.60	27.70
1989	161	515	676	15.70	53.20	33.90
1988	171	461	632	16.60	47.60	31.70
1987	172	446	618	16.80	46.20	31.10
1986	136	460	596	13.40	48.20	30.30
1985	146	501	647	14.60	53.10	33.30

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