Male suicide rate double female rate

LAHORE: Almost twice as many males, 2,048, committed suicide in 2003 as compared to females, 1,075. Of the 3,123 suicides reported, 1,817 were men, 954 women, 231 boys and 121 girls. There were 1,204 cases of attempt suicide reported in 2003, 648 by men, 441 by women, 77 by boys and 38 by girls. 206 suicides were in January, 232 in February, 293 in March, 263 in April, 341 in May, 350 in June, 304 in July, 317 in August, 269 in September, 195 in October, 159 in November and 194 in December. 70 attempted suicides were in January, 61 in February, 154 in March, 101 in April, 112 in May, 102 in June, 110 in July, 74 in August, 138 in September, 105 in October, 62 in November and 115 in December. —Staff Report

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