In 1991 around 1,156 suicides occurred in Denmark, 85 less than in 1990. In 1991, on average 3 Danes committed suicide every day.
Denmark reported 22.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 15.11 suicides per 100,000 people.
Denmark has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 1,156 recorded suicide cases in 1991, 762 were men suicides and 394 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 30 per 100,000 men and for women 15.1 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.
Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Denmark suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 68 homicides in Denmark, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 17 suicides.
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