Colombia - Intentional self-harm 1988

Suicides Colombia 1988

Colombia has a low suicide rate

In 1988 occurred 926 suicides in Colombia. This year, 37 fewer people committed suicide than in 1987. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Colombia had 2.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.07 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Colombia has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 926 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 752 were men suicides and 174 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.7 per 100,000 men and for women 1 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1988	174	752	926	1.00	4.70	2.80
1987	196	767	963	1.20	4.80	3.00
1986	222	754	976	1.40	4.90	3.10
1985	218	792	1,010	1.40	5.20	3.30
1984	226	844	1,070	1.60	5.90	3.70
1977	189	544	733	1.50	4.40	3.00
1976	249	601	850	2.10	5.00	3.60
1975	261	581	842	2.20	5.00	3.60
1974	278	642	920	2.40	5.60	4.00
1972	236	543	779	2.20	5.00	3.60
1969	155	429	584	1.50	4.20	2.90
1968	253	552	805	2.50	5.60	4.10
1967	490	754	1,244	5.10	7.80	6.40
1966	426	664	1,090	4.50	7.10	5.80
1965	410	698	1,108	4.50	7.70	6.10
1964	309	524	833	3.50	5.90	4.70
1963	264	495	759	3.10	5.80	4.40
1962	213	497	710	2.50	6.00	4.30
1961	208	376	584	2.60	4.70	3.60
1960	121	294	415	1.50	3.80	2.60

Colombia - Intentional self-harm