In 2003 around 170 suicides occurred in Guyana, 1 less than in 2002.
Guyana reported 22.92 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 10.69 suicides per 100,000 people.
Guyana has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 170 recorded suicide cases in 2003, 127 were men suicides and 43 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 33.44 per 100,000 men and for women 11.35 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Guyana. However, in Guyana in 2003 there were there were 209 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.2 homicides per suicide.
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