Brazil - Intentional self-harm 1991

Suicides Brazil 1991

Brazil has a low suicide rate

By 1991, suicides in Brazil increased by 339 people to at 5,182 suicides In 1991, on average 14 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

In Brazil there were 3.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.11 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 5,182 recorded suicide cases in 1991, 3,980 were men suicides and 1,202 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.3 per 100,000 men and for women 1.6 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Brazil. However, in Brazil in 1991 there were there were 28,148 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 5.4 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1991	1,202	3,980	5,182	1.60	5.30	3.40
1990	1,225	3,618	4,843	1.60	4.90	3.30
1989	1,072	3,417	4,489	1.50	4.70	3.10
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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