Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm 1977

Suicides Costa Rica 1977

Costa Rica has a low suicide rate

In 1977 occurred 91 suicides in Costa Rica. This year, 24 fewer people committed suicide than in 1976.

Costa Rica had 4.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 12.83 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 91 recorded suicide cases in 1977, 69 were men suicides and 22 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 6.4 per 100,000 men and for women 2.1 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1977	22	69	91	2.10	6.40	4.30
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

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