Finland - Intentional self-harm 1972

Suicides Finland 1972

Finland has a very high suicide rate

In 1972 around 1,113 suicides occurred in Finland, 111 more than in 1971. In 1972, on average 3 Finns committed suicide every day.

Finland reported 24 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

Finland has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 1,113 recorded suicide cases in 1972, 874 were men suicides and 239 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 39 per 100,000 men and for women 10 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1972	239	874	1,113	10.00	39.00	24.00
1971	222	780	1,002	9.30	35.00	21.70
1970	220	763	983	9.20	34.30	21.30
1969	246	850	1,096	10.30	38.00	23.70
1968	231	784	1,015	9.70	35.10	21.90
1967	204	729	933	8.60	32.80	20.30
1966	219	673	892	9.20	30.40	19.50
1965	194	717	911	8.20	32.50	20.00
1964	225	683	908	9.60	31.10	20.00
1963	187	686	873	8.00	31.40	19.30
1962	230	764	994	9.90	35.30	22.10
1961	208	714	922	9.00	33.20	20.70
1960	207	701	908	9.00	32.90	20.50

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