Belgium - Intentional self-harm 1971

Suicides Belgium 1971

Belgium has a very high suicide rate

In 1971 around 1,491 suicides occurred in Belgium, 100 less than in 1970. In 1971, on average 4 Belgians committed suicide every day.

Belgium reported 15.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 11.63 suicides per 100,000 people.

Belgium, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 1,491 recorded suicide cases in 1971, 1,019 were men suicides and 472 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 21.5 per 100,000 men and for women 9.6 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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Belgium - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1971	472	1,019	1,491	9.60	21.50	15.40
1970	557	1,034	1,591	11.30	21.90	16.50
1969	458	1,008	1,466	9.30	21.30	15.20
1968	492	1,000	1,492	10.00	21.20	15.50
1967	454	980	1,434	9.30	20.90	15.00
1966	424	949	1,373	8.70	20.30	14.40
1965	464	960	1,424	9.60	20.70	15.00
1964	390	925	1,315	8.20	20.10	14.00
1963	412	888	1,300	8.70	19.50	14.00
1962	355	897	1,252	7.50	19.90	13.60
1961	371	977	1,348	7.90	21.70	14.70
1960	375	960	1,335	8.00	21.40	14.60

Belgium - Intentional self-harm