Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm 1989

Suicides Costa Rica 1989

Costa Rica has a low suicide rate

In 1989 occurred 170 suicides in Costa Rica. This year, 27 more people committed suicide than in 1988.

Costa Rica had 5.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.93 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 170 recorded suicide cases in 1989, 139 were men suicides and 31 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.3 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
1989	31	139	170	2.10	9.30	5.80
1988	19	124	143	1.30	8.50	5.00
1987	22	98	120	1.60	6.90	4.30
1986	13	118	131	1.00	8.60	4.80
1985	16	113	129	1.20	8.40	4.90
1983	19	113	132	1.50	8.90	5.30
1982	19	71	90	1.60	5.70	3.70
1981	20	77	97	1.70	6.40	4.10
1980	25	97	122	2.20	8.30	5.30
1979	12	62	74	1.10	5.50	3.30
1978	18	70	88	1.70	6.30	4.00
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

Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm