Chile - Intentional self-harm 1978

Suicides Chile 1978

Chile has a low suicide rate

By 1978, suicides in Chile increased by 53 people to at 567 suicides In Chile, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Chile there were 5.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 12.98 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Chile has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 567 recorded suicide cases in 1978, 470 were men suicides and 97 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 8.8 per 100,000 men and for women 1.8 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1978	97	470	567	1.80	8.80	5.20
1977	82	538	620	1.50	10.20	5.80
1976	123	464	587	2.30	8.90	5.60
1975	121	566	687	2.30	11.00	6.60
1974	92	463	555	1.80	9.20	5.40
1973	98	392	490	1.90	7.90	4.90
1972	111	447	558	2.20	9.10	5.60
1971	97	469	566	2.00	9.80	5.80
1970	123	456	579	2.50	9.70	6.10
1969	146	503	649	3.10	10.90	6.90
1968	154	601	755	3.30	13.20	8.20
1967	31	156	187	0.70	3.50	2.10
1966	143	451	594	3.20	10.30	6.70
1965	46	125	171	1.10	2.90	2.00
1964	52	197	249	1.20	4.70	2.90
1963	31	259	290	0.70	6.40	3.50
1962	107	422	529	2.60	10.60	6.60
1961	153	460	613	3.90	11.90	7.80
1960	124	447	571	3.20	11.80	7.50

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