In Brazil there were 3.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.38 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 5,252 recorded suicide cases in 1992, 4,074 were men suicides and 1,178 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.3 per 100,000 men and for women 1.5 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Brazil. However, in Brazil in 1992 there were there were 25,967 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 4.9 homicides per suicide.
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