In 1993 around 1,373 suicides occurred in Sweden, 18 more than in 1992. In 1993, on average 4 Swedes committed suicide every day.
Sweden reported 15.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.86 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Sweden is a country with a high rate of suicide.
Of the 1,373 recorded suicide cases in 1993, 956 were men suicides and 417 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 22.2 per 100,000 men and for women 9.5 per 100,000 female.
Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Sweden suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 108 homicides in Sweden, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 12.7 suicides.
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