In 1963 around 50 suicides occurred in Costa Rica, 20 more than in 1962.
Costa Rica reported 3.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 11.22 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Costa Rica has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 50 recorded suicide cases in 1963, 41 were men suicides and 9 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.8 per 100,000 men and for women 1.3 per 100,000 female.
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