Colombia - Intentional self-harm 2013

Suicides Colombia 2013

There are 6 suicides per day in Colombia

By 2013, suicides in Colombia increased by 52 people to at 2,074 suicides In 2013, on average 6 Colombians committed suicide every day.

In Colombia there were 4.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 2,074 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 1,669 were men suicides and 405 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 7.2 per 100,000 men and for women 1.7 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Colombia. However, in Colombia in 2013 there were there were 15,422 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 7.4 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	405	1,669	2,074	1.70	7.20	4.40
2012	387	1,739	2,126	1.60	7.60	4.60
2011	383	1,669	2,052	1.60	7.30	4.50
2010	398	1,720	2,118	1.70	7.70	4.70
2009	447	1,812	2,259	2.00	8.20	5.00
2008	451	1,783	2,234	2.00	8.10	5.00
2007	455	1,736	2,191	2.00	8.00	5.00
2006	461	1,727	2,188	2.10	8.10	5.00
2005	467	1,652	2,119	2.20	7.80	4.90
2004	502	1,762	2,264	2.30	8.40	5.30
2003	578	1,705	2,283	2.70	8.30	5.50
2002	569	1,827	2,396	2.70	9.00	5.80
2001	558	1,868	2,426	2.70	9.30	5.90
2000	547	1,831	2,378	2.70	9.20	5.90
1999	497	1,666	2,163	2.50	8.50	5.40
1998	511	1,601	2,112	2.60	8.30	5.40
1997	284	976	1,260	1.50	5.10	3.30
1996	262	967	1,229	1.40	5.10	3.20
1995	267	905	1,172	1.40	4.90	3.10
1994	272	952	1,224	1.50	5.20	3.30
1993	217	888	1,105	1.20	5.00	3.10
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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