Trinidad and Tobago - Intentional self-harm 2013

Trinidad and Tobago - Intentional self-harm

Suicides Trinidad and Tobago 2013

Suicides increase in Trinidad and Tobago

In 2013 occurred 194 suicides in Trinidad and Tobago. This year, 8 more people committed suicide than in 2012.

Trinidad and Tobago had 14.31 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.78 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 194 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 161 were men suicides and 33 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 22.59 per 100,000 men and for women 4.55 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Trinidad and Tobago. However, in Trinidad and Tobago in 2013 there were there were 407 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.1 homicides per suicide.

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Trinidad and Tobago - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	33	161	194	4.55	22.59	14.31
2012	33	154	186	4.52	21.77	13.86
2011	33	156	189	4.64	22.24	14.16
2010	36	134	171	5.09	19.30	12.86
2009	23	111	135	3.29	16.11	10.21
2008	37	150	187	5.27	21.77	14.22
2007	25	110	135	3.53	16.14	10.33
2006	30	123	153	4.29	18.04	11.71
2005	29	109	137	4.12	16.08	10.60
2004	28	156	184	4.08	23.12	14.24
2003	33	117	150	4.89	17.42	11.69
2002	27	136	163	4.02	20.41	12.79
2001	33	140	172	4.84	21.09	13.56
2000	34	143	176	4.99	21.63	13.91

Trinidad and Tobago - Intentional self-harm

Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com