In 1991 around 787 suicides occurred in Chile, 44 more than in 1990. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.
Chile reported 5.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.11 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Chile has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 787 recorded suicide cases in 1991, 654 were men suicides and 133 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.9 per 100,000 men and for women 2 per 100,000 female.
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