Hungary - Intentional self-harm 1972

Suicides Hungary 1972

Hungary has the highest suicide rate in the world

By 1972, suicides in Hungary increased by 103 people to at 3,840 suicides In 1972, on average 11 Hungarians committed suicide every day.

In Hungary there were 36.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

Hungary has the highest suicide rate in the world.

Of the 3,840 recorded suicide cases in 1972, 2,692 were men suicides and 1,148 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 53.4 per 100,000 men and for women 21.4 per 100,000 female In spite of this, it is the country with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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Hungary - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1972	1,148	2,692	3,840	21.40	53.40	36.90
1971	1,124	2,613	3,737	21.00	52.00	36.00
1970	1,056	2,539	3,595	19.80	50.70	34.80
1969	1,005	2,406	3,411	18.90	48.20	33.10
1968	1,023	2,437	3,460	19.30	49.10	33.70
1967	973	2,227	3,200	18.40	45.10	31.30
1966	944	2,067	3,011	18.00	42.00	29.60
1965	939	2,090	3,029	17.90	42.60	29.80
1964	892	1,998	2,890	17.10	40.90	28.60
1963	874	1,825	2,699	16.80	37.50	26.80
1962	775	1,727	2,502	14.90	35.60	24.90
1961	794	1,758	2,552	15.30	36.30	25.40
1960	772	1,721	2,493	14.90	35.70	25.00

Hungary - Intentional self-harm