Iceland - Intentional self-harm 1984

Suicides Iceland 1984

Number of suicides increases in Iceland

In 1984 around 44 suicides occurred in Iceland, 4 more than in 1983.

Iceland reported 18.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 15.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 44 recorded suicide cases in 1984, 37 were men suicides and 7 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 30.7 per 100,000 men and for women 5.9 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1984	7	37	44	5.90	30.70	18.40
1983	7	33	40	5.90	27.70	16.90
1982	7	15	22	6.00	12.70	9.40
1981	4	12	16	3.50	10.30	6.90
1980	10	14	24	8.80	12.20	10.50
1979	4	26	30	3.60	22.80	13.30
1978	3	23	26	2.70	20.40	11.60
1977	4	19	23	3.60	17.00	10.40
1976	4	15	19	3.70	13.50	8.60
1975	8	14	22	7.40	12.70	10.10
1974	6	16	22	5.60	14.70	10.20
1973	6	22	28	5.70	20.50	13.20
1972	6	12	18	5.80	11.40	8.60
1971	2	9	11	2.00	8.60	5.30
1970	4	23	27	4.00	22.30	13.20
1969	6	14	20	6.00	13.60	9.80
1968	2	13	15	2.00	12.80	7.40
1967	8	24	32	8.10	23.90	16.10
1966	6	31	37	6.20	31.40	18.90
1965	3	19	22	3.20	19.60	11.40
1964	2	15	17	2.10	15.70	9.00
1963	3	12	15	3.30	12.80	8.10
1962	4	13	17	4.40	14.10	9.30
1961	5	14	19	5.60	15.50	10.60
1960	6	8	14	6.90	9.00	8.00

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