In 1998 around 763 suicides occurred in Denmark, 54 less than in 1997. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.
Denmark reported 14.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.84 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Denmark is a country with a high rate of suicide.
Of the 763 recorded suicide cases in 1998, 547 were men suicides and 216 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 20.9 per 100,000 men and for women 8 per 100,000 female.
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 49 homicides in Denmark, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 15.6 suicides.
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