Available data January 2008
Dr. T.L.G. Graafsma
Suicides in Nickerie, Paramaribo area and Suriname
Absolute numbers and rates per 100 000 population (all ages), 2000-2007
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Year |
Nickerie |
Paramaribo area |
Suriname |
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Absol |
Rate |
Absol |
Rate |
Absol |
Rate |
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2000 |
24 |
64 |
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|
54 |
11 |
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2001 |
19 |
51 |
39 |
11 |
74 |
15 |
|
2002 |
13 |
35 |
42 |
12 |
70 |
15 |
|
2003 |
12 |
32 |
56 |
16 |
77 |
16 |
|
2004 |
20 |
53 |
58 |
16 |
107 |
22 |
|
2005 |
24 |
64 |
65 |
18 |
112 |
23 |
|
2006 |
19 |
51 |
69 |
19 |
112 |
23 |
|
2007 |
13 |
35 |
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Average |
18 |
48 |
54 |
15 |
87 |
18 |
Population Nickerie=37,618, Paramaribo=364,259, Suriname=481,146 all ages
“Paramaribo area” includes Wanica and Saramacca
Note: World average rate is 17 (Source: WHO)
|
Year |
Nickerie |
Paramaribo area |
Suriname |
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Abs |
Rate |
Abs |
Rate |
Abs |
Rate |
|
2002 |
72 |
180 |
325 |
90 |
397 |
114 |
|
2003 |
78 |
185 |
384 |
107 |
462 |
132 |
|
2004 |
84 |
210 |
427 |
119 |
511 |
146 |
|
2005 |
65 |
162 |
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|
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2006 |
76 |
190 |
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2007 |
64 |
160 |
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|
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Average |
73 |
183 |
379 |
105 |
457 |
127 |
Note: World average rate is 190 (Source: WHO)
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Suicides |
Attempted suicides |
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Characteristic |
Absolute 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
Percentage 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
Absolute 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
Percentage 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
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Gender |
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Male |
12 17 17 15 |
92 90 71 75 |
30 36 23 41 |
47 47 35 49 |
|
Female |
1 2 7 5 |
8 10 29 25 |
34 40 42 43 |
53 53 65 51 |
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Ethnicity |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
|
Hindustani |
11 18 21 16 |
84 95 88 80 |
57 60 53 70 |
89 79 82 83 |
|
Javanese |
0 0 1 2 |
0 0 4 10 |
1 2 0 5 |
2 3 0 6 |
|
Creole |
1 1 1 1 |
8 5 4 5 |
5 10 3 2 |
8 13 5 2 |
|
Indiaan |
1 0 0 0 |
8 0 0 0 |
1 0 1 1 |
2 0 2 1 |
|
Chinese |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
|
Mixed |
0 0 1 1 |
0 0 4 5 |
0 2 7 6 |
0 3 11 7 |
Age |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
|
15 and under |
1 0 2 0 |
7 0 8 0 |
2 4 3 9 |
3 5 5 11 |
|
16-25 |
2 7 3 7 |
15 37 13 35 |
25 36 28 34 |
39 48 43 40 |
|
26-35 |
8 6 11 3 |
63 32 46 15 |
13 15 18 17 |
20 19 28 20 |
|
36-45 |
0 3 3 5 |
0 16 13 25 |
15 10 11 16 |
23 13 17 19 |
|
46-55 |
2 2 3 1 |
15 10 13 5 |
3 4 3 3 |
5 5 5 4 |
|
over 55 |
0 1 2 3 |
0 5 8 15 |
4 4 1 1 |
6 6 2 1 |
|
unknown |
0 0 0 1 |
0 0 0 5 |
2 3 1 4 |
3 4 1 5 |
Method |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
|
Pesticide intox |
5 10 11 10 |
38 53 46 50 |
31 31 27 37 |
48 42 42 44 |
|
Non-pesticide intox |
0 1 0 1 |
0 5 0 5 |
27 34 31 40 |
42 44 48 48 |
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Mixed subst intox |
0 0 1 0 |
0 0 4 0 |
1 8 3 2 |
2 10 5 2 |
|
Hanging |
7 8 11 8 |
54 42 46 40 |
1 1 3 2 |
2 1 5 2 |
|
Gunshot |
1 0 0 1 |
8 0 0 5 |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
|
Stabbing knife |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
0 2 0 3 |
0 3 0 4 |
Jumping |
0 0 1 0 |
0 0 4 0 |
1 0 1 0 |
2 0 0 0 |
Unknown |
0 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
3 0 0 0 |
4 0 0 0 |
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Total |
19 24 20 |
100 % |
64 76 65 84 |
100 % |
Provisioneel: suďcide en suďcidepogingen, maandstaten
|
Maand |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Lethaal Poging |
Lethaal Poging |
Lethaal Poging |
Lethaal Poging |
|
Januari |
0 5 |
0 5 |
2 7 |
1 9 |
|
Februari |
2 5 |
1 2 |
3 6 |
2 8 |
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Maart |
0 7 |
1 12 |
2 8 |
3 9 |
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April |
4 5 |
3 5 |
2 4 |
1 7 |
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Mei |
1 2 |
3 10 |
4 3 |
0 5 |
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Juni |
3 9 |
1 4 |
2 3 |
0 8 |
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Juli |
0 5 |
6 6 |
0 8 |
2 3 |
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Augustus |
0 7 |
0 10 |
3 10 |
1 6 |
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September |
1 1 |
1 5 |
1 3 |
1 10 |
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Oktober |
1 12 |
1 9 |
1 6 |
2 7 |
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November |
0 3 |
0 3 |
2 4 |
6 5 |
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December |
2 3 |
2 5 |
2 3 |
1 7 |
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Totaal |
13 64 |
19 76 |
24 65 |
20 84 |
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Met dank aan:
het Korps Politie Suriname te Nieuw Nickerie
EHBO Streekziekenhuis Nickerie