In 1966 around 48 suicides occurred in Costa Rica, 17 more than in 1965.
Costa Rica reported 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 11.67 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Costa Rica has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 48 recorded suicide cases in 1966, 43 were men suicides and 5 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.5 per 100,000 men and for women 0.6 per 100,000 female.
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