In Rotterdam, there were 3,267 suicides over the study period (1996 - 2008). This figure consists of 2,447 male deaths and 820 female deaths and is based on data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands). The spatial distribution of suicide mortality in Rotterdam is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.