Swaziland - Intentional self-harm

In 2009 occurred 180 suicides in Eswatini. This year, 11 more people committed suicide than in 2008.

Eswatini had 17.38 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10 suicides per 100,000 people.

Eswatini is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 180 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 133 were men suicides and 47 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 25.12 per 100,000 men and for women 8.24 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Eswatini. However, in Eswatini in 2009 there were there were 187 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Eswatini
• Eswatini economy
• Country suicides ranking