Austria - Intentional self-harm 1970

Suicides Austria 1970

Austria has a very high suicide rate

In 1970 occurred 1,789 suicides in Austria. This year, 144 more people committed suicide than in 1969. In 1970, on average 5 Austrians committed suicide every day.

Austria had 24 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.8 suicides per 100,000 people.

Austria has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 1,789 recorded suicide cases in 1970, 1,232 were men suicides and 557 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 35 per 100,000 men and for women 14.1 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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Austria - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1970	557	1,232	1,789	14.10	35.00	24.00
1969	564	1,081	1,645	14.30	30.90	22.10
1968	499	1,113	1,612	12.70	31.90	21.70
1967	523	1,117	1,640	13.40	32.20	22.20
1966	563	1,121	1,684	14.50	32.60	23.00
1965	567	1,084	1,651	14.70	31.80	22.70
1964	526	1,119	1,645	13.70	33.10	22.80
1963	514	1,039	1,553	13.40	31.00	21.60
1962	503	1,095	1,598	13.20	32.90	22.40
1961	514	1,033	1,547	13.60	31.30	21.80
1960	557	1,072	1,629	14.80	32.70	23.10

Austria - Intentional self-harm