In 2011 around 3,215 suicides occurred in Tanzania, 112 more than in 2010. In 2011, on average 9 Tanzanians committed suicide every day.
Tanzania reported 7.25 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.82 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 3,215 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 2,376 were men suicides and 839 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.42 per 100,000 men and for women 3.55 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Tanzania. However, in Tanzania in 2011 there were there were 4,149 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.3 homicides per suicide.
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