South Africa - Intentional self-harm 2016

Suicides South Africa 2016

South Africa has a low suicide rate

In 2016 occurred 431 suicides in South Africa. This year, 51 fewer people committed suicide than in 2015. 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 9.41 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 431 recorded suicide cases in 2016, 353 were men suicides and 78 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 1.3 per 100,000 men and for women 0.3 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 2016 there were there were 19,016 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 44.1 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
2016	78	353	431	0.30	1.30	0.80
2015	105	377	482	0.40	1.40	0.90
2014	121	461	582	0.40	1.70	1.10
2013	120	470	590	0.40	1.80	1.10
2012	115	376	491	0.40	1.50	0.90
2011	75	284	359	0.30	1.10	0.70
2010	94	300	394	0.40	1.20	0.80
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