South Africa - Intentional self-harm

In 2004 occurred 387 suicides in South Africa. This year, 129 more people committed suicide than in 2003. In South Africa, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

South Africa had 0.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.53 self-harm per 100.000 people.

South Africa has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 387 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 298 were men suicides and 89 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 1.3 per 100,000 men and for women 0.4 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in South Africa. However, in South Africa in 2004 there were there were 18,793 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 48.6 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in South Africa
• South Africa economy
• Country suicides ranking