In Colombia there were 5.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.98 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 2,378 recorded suicide cases in 2000, 1,831 were men suicides and 547 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.2 per 100,000 men and for women 2.7 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Colombia. However, in Colombia in 2000 there were there were 26,539 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 11.2 homicides per suicide.
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