Syria - Intentional self-harm 2012

Suicides Syria 2012

Suicides increase in Syria

In 2012 occurred 527 suicides in Syria. This year, 32 more people committed suicide than in 2011. In Syria, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Syria had 2.33 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.87 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Syria has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 527 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 426 were men suicides and 101 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 3.73 per 100,000 men and for women 0.9 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Syria suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 463 homicides in Syria, there are more suicides than homicides. For every homicide there were 1.1 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2012	101	426	527	0.90	3.73	2.33
2011	103	392	495	0.92	3.42	2.18
2010	104	373	477	0.94	3.31	2.23
2009	95	332	427	0.88	3.01	2.02
2008	85	299	384	0.80	2.76	1.87
2007	75	280	355	0.73	2.68	1.77
2006	67	272	339	0.70	2.77	1.73
2005	62	275	337	0.67	2.93	1.76
2004	60	277	337	0.67	3.03	1.82
2003	60	289	349	0.69	3.25	1.94
2002	59	282	341	0.70	3.25	1.96
2001	59	271	329	0.71	3.20	1.94
2000	58	261	319	0.72	3.16	1.93

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Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com