Eswatini Swaziland - Intentional self-harm

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Suicides Eswatini 2012

Suicides increase in Eswatini

In 2012 occurred 182 suicides in Eswatini. This year, 3 more people committed suicide than in 2011.

Eswatini had 17.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.87 suicides per 100,000 people.

Eswatini is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 182 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 135 were men suicides and 47 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 24.81 per 100,000 men and for women 8.27 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Eswatini suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 104 homicides in Eswatini, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.8 suicides.

Related data:

Eswatini - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
2012471351828.2724.8117.20
2011471331798.2624.6517.12
2010471341818.3325.1717.43
2009471331808.2425.1217.38
2008441251697.7723.7616.44
2007431281707.6124.4816.75
2006441311747.8125.2317.28
2005431321757.7825.5817.50
2004451331778.1025.8517.88
2003461301778.4425.5517.96
2002471291768.5525.5518.06
2001461211678.5624.1117.32
2000471211688.8724.3217.59
Eswatini - Intentional self-harm
Eswatini - Intentional self-harm
Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com