Colombia had 2.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.95 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Colombia has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 880 recorded suicide cases in 1990, 680 were men suicides and 200 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4 per 100,000 men and for women 1.2 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Colombia. However, in Colombia in 1990 there were there were 24,330 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 27.6 homicides per suicide.
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