Suriname Suriname - Intentional self-harm

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Suicides Suriname 2003

Suriname has a very high suicide rate

By 2003, suicides in Suriname remained at 134 suicides

In Suriname there were 27.64 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 134 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 109 were men suicides and 25 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 42.93 per 100,000 men and for women 9.85 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Suriname suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 60 homicides in Suriname, suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 2.2 suicides.

Related data:

Suriname - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
2003251091349.8542.9327.64
20022510913410.2243.6428.02
20012510613110.5443.0427.66
2000259812310.6840.6426.41
Suriname - Intentional self-harm
Suriname - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN