In 1999 around 1,220 suicides occurred in Sweden, 11 less than in 1998. In 1999, on average 3 Swedes committed suicide every day.
Sweden reported 13.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.31 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Sweden is a country with a high rate of suicide.
Of the 1,220 recorded suicide cases in 1999, 862 were men suicides and 358 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 19.7 per 100,000 men and for women 8 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 101 homicides in Sweden, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 12.1 suicides.
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