In 2003 around 2,704 suicides occurred in Tanzania, 16 more than in 2002. In 2003, on average 7 Tanzanians committed suicide every day.
Tanzania reported 7.66 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.69 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 2,704 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 2,035 were men suicides and 669 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.03 per 100,000 men and for women 3.54 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Tanzania. However, in Tanzania in 2003 there were there were 2,778 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.
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