Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm 1991

Suicides Costa Rica 1991

Costa Rica has a low suicide rate

In 1991 occurred 130 suicides in Costa Rica. This year, 29 fewer people committed suicide than in 1990.

Costa Rica had 4.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.11 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 130 recorded suicide cases in 1991, 111 were men suicides and 19 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 7.1 per 100,000 men and for women 1.2 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Costa Rica. However, in Costa Rica in 1991 there were there were 132 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1991	19	111	130	1.20	7.10	4.20
1990	18	141	159	1.20	9.20	5.20
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

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