It has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and Mozambique is Africa's most suicide-prone area.
Mozambique's mental health infrastructure is considerably understaffed, with only 13 psychiatrists.
In 2011, there were 2,667 recorded suicides in Mozambique, accounting for approximately 0.9% of all deaths in the country for that year.
[2] According to a 2014 study, the most common suicide methods for males and females were hanging and ingesting toxic substances respectively.
[3] With only 13 psychiatrists in the entire country with a population of some 28 million people, Mozambique is poorly equipped to tackle its suicide rate.