Brazil - Intentional self-harm 1988

Suicides Brazil 1988

Brazil has a low suicide rate

In 1988 around 4,492 suicides occurred in Brazil, 206 less than in 1987. In 1988, on average 12 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

Brazil reported 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.07 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 4,492 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 3,345 were men suicides and 1,147 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.7 per 100,000 men and for women 1.6 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1988	1,147	3,345	4,492	1.60	4.70	3.10
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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