In 1966 around 37 suicides occurred in Iceland, 15 more than in 1965.
Iceland reported 18.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.67 suicides per 100,000 people.
Iceland, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 37 recorded suicide cases in 1966, 31 were men suicides and 6 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 31.4 per 100,000 men and for women 6.2 per 100,000 female.
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