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328 cases of suicide were registered in Azerbaijan in the 10 months of 2011. The suicide rate grows in Azerbaijan day after day, however, the government conceals the suicide statistics from society.

According to media reports, at least 20 or 25 people commit suicide in Azerbaijan monthly, Azadlig reported noting that according to the World Health Organization data, 1% of world’s suicides occurs in Azerbaijan, with 0.15% of world’s population.

“There is no structure to officially register the suicide facts in Azerbaijan. We can only speak of cases registered by police departments, with criminal cases filed. Suicide facts are mostly published in press but indeed there are far more suicide facts. Head of the Statistics Division of the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan M. Ibrahimova told Azerbaijani media that for some unknown reasons, no suicide study has ever been conducted in Azerbaijan,” the newspaper said.