Brazil - Intentional self-harm 1987

Suicides Brazil 1987

Brazil has a low suicide rate

In 1987 occurred 4,698 suicides in Brazil. This year, 391 more people committed suicide than in 1986. In 1987, on average 13 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

Brazil had 3.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.56 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 4,698 recorded suicide cases in 1987, 3,527 were men suicides and 1,171 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5 per 100,000 men and for women 1.7 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1987	1,171	3,527	4,698	1.70	5.00	3.30
1986	1,167	3,140	4,307	1.70	4.50	3.10
1985	1,073	3,180	4,253	1.60	4.70	3.10
1984	1,157	3,274	4,431	1.70	4.90	3.30
1983	1,286	3,299	4,585	2.00	5.00	3.50
1982	1,071	2,846	3,917	1.70	4.40	3.10
1981	1,190	2,869	4,059	1.90	4.60	3.30
1980	1,179	2,715	3,894	1.90	4.40	3.20
1979	1,085	2,401	3,486	1.80	4.10	3.00

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