Guatemala - Intentional self-harm

By 2012, suicides in Guatemala increased by 51 people to at 412 suicides In Guatemala, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Guatemala there were 2.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.87 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Guatemala, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 412 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 295 were men suicides and 117 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.03 per 100,000 men and for women 1.57 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Guatemala. However, in Guatemala in 2012 there were there were 5,155 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 12.5 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Guatemala
• Guatemala economy
• Country suicides ranking