Brazil - Intentional self-harm

In 1984 occurred 4,431 suicides in Brazil. This year, 154 fewer people committed suicide than in 1983. In 1984, on average 12 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

Brazil had 3.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.98 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 4,431 recorded suicide cases in 1984, 3,274 were men suicides and 1,157 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.9 per 100,000 men and for women 1.7 per 100,000 female.

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