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"He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not truly accept and respect life itself."
Thomas
Szasz
Suicides, and suicide rate, by sex and by age group
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Number of suicides |
Suicide rate per 100,000 population |
| All ages |
3,941 |
3,681 |
14.0 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
12.3 |
| Males |
3,093 |
2,914 |
21.3 |
21.6 |
20.8 |
19.6 |
| Females |
848 |
767 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
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| 1-14 years |
41 |
51 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| Males |
32 |
39 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| Females |
9 |
12 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| 15-19 years |
231 |
261 |
12.7 |
13.8 |
11.5 |
12.9 |
| Males |
190 |
207 |
21.2 |
23.0 |
18.5 |
19.9 |
| Females |
41 |
54 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
| 20-24 years |
350 |
293 |
19.6 |
18.2 |
17.2 |
14.5 |
| Males |
300 |
257 |
33.2 |
31.7 |
29.0 |
24.9 |
| Females |
50 |
36 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
| 25-44 years |
1,770 |
1,549 |
17.4 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
15.8 |
| Males |
1,390 |
1,228 |
26.2 |
28.8 |
24.7 |
25.0 |
| Females |
380 |
321 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
6.6 |
| 45-64 years |
1,060 |
1,075 |
20.1 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
16.5 |
| Males |
786 |
826 |
28.6 |
25.7 |
24.7 |
25.5 |
| Females |
274 |
249 |
11.9 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
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