Tanzania - Intentional self-harm

By 2013, suicides in Tanzania increased by 231 people to at 3,575 suicides In 2013, on average 10 Tanzanians committed suicide every day.

In Tanzania there were 7.26 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 3,575 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 2,653 were men suicides and 922 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.96 per 100,000 men and for women 3.68 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Tanzania. However, in Tanzania in 2013 there were there were 3,697 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Tanzania
• Tanzania economy
• Country suicides ranking