Colombia - Intentional self-harm 1992

Suicides Colombia 1992

Colombia has a low suicide rate

In 1992 around 1,101 suicides occurred in Colombia, 81 more than in 1991. In 1992, on average 3 Colombians committed suicide every day.

Colombia reported 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.38 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Colombia has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 1,101 recorded suicide cases in 1992, 864 were men suicides and 237 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.9 per 100,000 men and for women 1.3 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Colombia. However, in Colombia in 1992 there were there were 28,184 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 25.6 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1992	237	864	1,101	1.30	4.90	3.10
1991	215	805	1,020	1.20	4.70	2.90
1990	200	680	880	1.20	4.00	2.60
1989	180	662	842	1.10	4.00	2.50
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

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