South Africa - Intentional self-harm 2009

Suicides South Africa 2009

South Africa has a low suicide rate

By 2009, suicides in South Africa increased by 70 people to at 372 suicides In South Africa, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In South Africa there were 0.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 372 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 280 were men suicides and 92 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 1.1 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 2009 there were there were 16,767 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 45.1 homicides per suicide.

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South Africa - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2009	92	280	372	0.40	1.10	0.70
2008	96	346	442	0.40	1.40	0.90
2007	104	316	420	0.40	1.30	0.90
2006	97	417	514	0.40	1.80	1.10
2005	101	360	461	0.40	1.60	1.00
2004	89	298	387	0.40	1.30	0.80
2003	64	194	258	0.30	0.90	0.60
2002	47	190	237	0.20	0.90	0.50
2001	72	313	385	0.30	1.40	0.80
2000	58	209	267	0.20	0.90	0.60
1999	61	220	281	0.30	1.00	0.60
1998	43	141	184	0.20	0.60	0.40
1997	22	82	104	0.10	0.40	0.20
1996	30	114	144	0.10	0.50	0.30

South Africa - Intentional self-harm