Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm 1976

Suicides Costa Rica 1976

Costa Rica has a low suicide rate

By 1976, suicides in Costa Rica increased by 35 people to at 115 suicides

In Costa Rica there were 5.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 12.41 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Costa Rica has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 115 recorded suicide cases in 1976, 94 were men suicides and 21 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9 per 100,000 men and for women 2.1 per 100,000 female.

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Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1976	21	94	115	2.10	9.00	5.60
1975	19	61	80	1.90	6.00	4.00
1974	15	66	81	1.60	6.60	4.10
1973	11	38	49	1.20	3.90	2.60
1972	12	48	60	1.30	5.10	3.20
1971	6	48	54	0.70	5.20	3.00
1970	5	36	41	0.60	4.00	2.30
1969	4	49	53	0.50	5.70	3.10
1968	5	39	44	0.60	4.60	2.60
1967	4	45	49	0.50	5.50	3.00
1966	5	43	48	0.60	5.50	3.10
1965	3	28	31	0.40	3.70	2.10
1964	7	34	41	1.00	4.60	2.80
1963	9	41	50	1.30	5.80	3.60
1962	5	25	30	0.70	3.70	2.20
1961	2	31	33	0.30	4.70	2.50

Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm