In Colombia there were 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.86 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Colombia has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 1,105 recorded suicide cases in 1993, 888 were men suicides and 217 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5 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 1993 there were there were 28,441 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 25.7 homicides per suicide.
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