Colombia had 3.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Colombia has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 1,260 recorded suicide cases in 1997, 976 were men suicides and 284 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.1 per 100,000 men and for women 1.5 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Colombia. However, in Colombia in 1997 there were there were 23,200 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 18.4 homicides per suicide.
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