In 1982 around 3,917 suicides occurred in Brazil, 142 less than in 1981. In 1982, on average 11 Brazilians committed suicide every day.
Brazil reported 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.68 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 3,917 recorded suicide cases in 1982, 2,846 were men suicides and 1,071 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.4 per 100,000 men and for women 1.7 per 100,000 female.
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