Brazil - Intentional self-harm 1995

Suicides Brazil 1995

Brazil has a low suicide rate

By 1995, suicides in Brazil increased by 653 people to at 6,584 suicides In 1995, on average 18 Brazilians committed suicide every day.

In Brazil there were 4.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.58 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Brazil has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 6,584 recorded suicide cases in 1995, 5,174 were men suicides and 1,410 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 6.4 per 100,000 men and for women 1.7 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Brazil. However, in Brazil in 1995 there were there were 34,000 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 5.2 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1995	1,410	5,174	6,584	1.70	6.40	4.10
1994	1,299	4,632	5,931	1.60	5.80	3.70
1993	1,193	4,354	5,547	1.50	5.60	3.50
1992	1,178	4,074	5,252	1.50	5.30	3.40
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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