Costa Rica - Intentional self-harm 2016

Suicides Costa Rica 2016

Number of suicides increases in Costa Rica

In 2016 around 336 suicides occurred in Costa Rica, 24 more than in 2015.

Costa Rica reported 6.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.41 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 336 recorded suicide cases in 2016, 284 were men suicides and 52 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 11.5 per 100,000 men and for women 2.1 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 2016 there were there were 578 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.7 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2016	52	284	336	2.10	11.50	6.90
2015	52	260	312	2.20	10.70	6.50
2014	45	223	268	1.90	9.30	5.60
2013	39	273	312	1.70	11.50	6.60
2012	42	260	302	1.80	11.10	6.50
2011	53	263	316	2.30	11.30	6.90
2010	43	268	311	1.90	11.70	6.90
2009	42	238	280	1.90	10.50	6.30
2008	34	227	261	1.60	10.20	5.90
2007	44	226	270	2.10	10.30	6.20
2006	55	295	350	2.60	13.60	8.20
2005	41	233	274	2.00	10.90	6.50
2004	44	283	327	2.10	13.50	7.90
2003	53	264	317	2.60	12.80	7.80
2002	40	241	281	2.00	11.80	7.00
2001	29	177	206	1.50	8.80	5.20
2000	28	214	242	1.50	10.90	6.20
1999	23	210	233	1.20	11.00	6.20
1998	23	200	223	1.30	10.70	6.00
1997	28	160	188	1.60	8.80	5.20
1996	24	186	210	1.40	10.40	6.00
1995	37	174	211	2.20	10.00	6.20
1994	29	135	164	1.80	8.00	4.90
1993	27	138	165	1.70	8.40	5.10
1992	23	130	153	1.50	8.10	4.80
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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