In 1970 around 3,085 suicides occurred in Italy, 164 more than in 1969. In 1970, on average 8 Italians committed suicide every day.
Italy reported 5.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 11.8 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Italy has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 3,085 recorded suicide cases in 1970, 2,119 were men suicides and 966 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 8 per 100,000 men and for women 3.5 per 100,000 female.
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