South Sudan - Intentional self-harm 2014

Suicides South Sudan 2014

Suicides grow in South Sudan

By 2014, suicides in South Sudan increased by 29 people to at 760 suicides On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

In South Sudan there were 6.77 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.71 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 760 recorded suicide cases in 2014, 541 were men suicides and 218 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.76 per 100,000 men and for women 3.85 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in South Sudan. However, in South Sudan in 2014 there were there were 1,504 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2 homicides per suicide.

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South Sudan - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2014	218	541	760	3.85	9.76	6.77
2013	211	520	731	3.76	9.47	6.59
2012	203	506	709	3.76	9.56	6.63
2011	197	497	693	3.79	9.82	6.77
2010	196	494	690	3.97	10.32	7.10
2009	191	482	673	4.07	10.62	7.29
2008	182	465	648	4.07	10.72	7.34
2007	177	458	635	4.13	11.08	7.54
2006	168	440	608	4.12	11.17	7.57
2005	157	411	568	4.01	10.96	7.41
2004	151	398	549	4.02	11.13	7.50
2003	142	374	517	3.97	10.98	7.39
2002	133	348	481	3.88	10.69	7.19
2001	130	342	472	3.97	11.01	7.39
2000	132	351	483	4.21	11.82	7.90

South Sudan - Intentional self-harm

Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com