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Statistics & Data
Thousands of people contact Sumithrayo centres on an annual basis.
The current suicide rate in Sri Lanka is approximately 20 per 100,000 of population (2009 police department statistics). In simple terms on an average we lose 4000 people a year due to death by suicide. Although this rate is considerably low when comparing with the 1995 data, it is still too high. Furthermore, the number of attempts is found to be ten to fifteen times more.
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Statistics and Data Analysis (As at 30th June 2009)
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Year
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93
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94
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95
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96
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97
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98
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99
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00
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01
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02
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03
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04
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05
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06
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07
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08
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09
Jan-June
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Total suicides
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7364
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7717
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8519
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7344
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6418
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5839
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5907
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5412
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4955
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4692
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4607
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4876
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4742
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4504
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4225
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4120
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2074
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Males
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5463
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5638
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6256
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5741
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4827
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4492
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4536
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4034
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3778
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3667
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3626
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3803
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3708
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3558
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3281
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3260
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1609
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Females
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1901
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2079
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2263
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1603
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1591
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1347
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1371
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1378
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1177
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1025
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981
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1073
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1034
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946
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944
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860
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465
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Population
(In millions)
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17.6
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17.8
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18.1
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18.3
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18.5
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18.7
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19.0
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19.2
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19.4
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19.7
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19.1
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19.4
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19.6
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19.8
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20.0
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20.2
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20.4*
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Suicide rate/ 100,000
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41.7
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43.1
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47
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40.1
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34.6
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31.1
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31
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28
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25.4
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23.8
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23.1
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24.2
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23.2
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22.7
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21.1
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20.4
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20.3*
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Sources:
Population figures: Census & Statistics Dept. (up to 2009*)
Suicide data: Office of the Inspector General of Police (Unpublished data)
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