Suriname - Intentional self-harm 2013

Suicides Suriname 2013

Suriname has a very high suicide rate

In 2013 occurred 139 suicides in Suriname. This year, 7 more people committed suicide than in 2012.

Suriname had 25.22 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.78 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 139 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 105 were men suicides and 33 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 37.27 per 100,000 men and for women 11.87 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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 29 homicides in Suriname, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 4.8 suicides.

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Suriname - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	33	105	139	11.87	37.27	25.22
2012	31	100	132	11.21	35.87	24.28
2011	33	108	140	11.83	38.95	26.01
2010	32	113	145	11.90	41.23	27.39
2009	32	111	142	11.79	40.81	27.18
2008	31	111	142	11.84	41.33	27.55
2007	29	105	134	11.10	39.50	26.30
2006	27	111	138	10.48	42.11	27.37
2005	25	113	138	9.86	43.39	27.70
2004	24	113	137	9.46	43.75	27.73
2003	25	109	134	9.85	42.93	27.64
2002	25	109	134	10.22	43.64	28.02
2001	25	106	131	10.54	43.04	27.66
2000	25	98	123	10.68	40.64	26.41

Suriname - Intentional self-harm

Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN