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Suicides Switzerland 2003

There are 3 suicides per day in Switzerland

In 2003 occurred 1,269 suicides in Switzerland. This year, 182 fewer people committed suicide than in 2002. In 2003, on average 3 Swiss committed suicide every day.

Switzerland had 17.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.

Switzerland is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 1,269 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 848 were men suicides and 421 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 23.6 per 100,000 men and for women 11.2 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Switzerland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 73 homicides in Switzerland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 17.4 suicides.

Related data:

Switzerland - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20034218481,26911.2023.6017.30
20024709811,45112.6027.6019.90
20013929411,33310.6026.6018.40
20003989821,38010.8028.0019.20
19993679301,29710.0026.6018.20
19983621,0091,37110.0029.1019.30
19973789631,34110.4027.8018.90
19964221,0101,43211.7029.2020.20
19954011,0181,41911.1029.6020.20
19944371,0571,49412.2030.9021.40
19934061,0101,41611.4029.8020.40
19923811,0511,43210.8031.3020.80
19914041,1401,54411.6034.3022.70
19904351,0321,46712.7031.5021.80
19894501,0631,51313.2032.8022.80
19884351,0411,47612.9032.4022.40
19874581,1181,57613.7035.0024.10
19864411,0451,48613.2033.0022.80
19855031,1171,62015.2035.4025.00
19844661,1341,60014.1036.1024.80
19834641,1571,62114.1037.0025.30
19824791,0951,57414.6035.2024.60
19814711,0411,51214.4033.7023.80
19804931,1281,62115.2036.7025.70
19795001,0601,56015.5034.6024.80
19784631,0521,51514.4034.4024.10
19774611,0441,50514.3034.1024.00
19764099881,39712.7032.2022.20
19754211,0081,42913.0032.6022.50
19744069031,30912.5029.2020.60
19733448471,19110.7027.5018.90
19723598671,22611.2028.4019.60
19713627981,16011.4026.3018.70
19703208301,15010.1027.5018.60
19693077601,0679.8025.4017.40
19682967521,0489.5025.4017.30
19672797741,0539.1026.5017.60
19663127771,08910.3026.9018.40
19652897891,0789.6027.7018.40
19642946899839.9024.5017.00
19632766959719.4025.1017.10
19622967531,04910.3027.8018.80
19613066951,00110.9026.4018.40
19602987191,01710.8027.9019.10
Switzerland - Intentional self-harm
Switzerland - Intentional self-harm