Israel - Intentional self-harm 1991

Suicides Israel 1991

Suicides increase in Israel

In 1991 occurred 359 suicides in Israel. This year, 55 more people committed suicide than in 1990.

Israel had 7.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.11 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Israel has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 359 recorded suicide cases in 1991, 262 were men suicides and 97 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.7 per 100,000 men and for women 3.9 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Israel suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 112 homicides in Israel, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 3.2 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1991	97	262	359	3.90	10.70	7.30
1990	84	220	304	3.60	9.50	6.50
1989	105	248	353	4.60	11.00	7.80
1988	89	214	303	4.00	9.70	6.80
1987	78	193	271	3.60	8.90	6.20
1986	96	182	278	4.50	8.50	6.50
1985	75	159	234	3.50	7.50	5.50
1984	74	152	226	3.60	7.30	5.40
1983	80	165	245	3.90	8.00	6.00
1982	82	126	208	4.10	6.30	5.20
1981	78	132	210	3.90	6.70	5.30
1980	74	157	231	3.80	8.10	6.00
1979	88	163	251	4.60	8.60	6.60
1978	87	121	208	4.70	6.60	5.60
1977	87	149	236	4.80	8.20	6.50
1976	96	159	255	5.40	9.00	7.20
1975	111	149	260	6.40	8.60	7.50

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