Italy - Intentional self-harm 1998

Suicides Italy 1998

There are 12 suicides per day in Italy

In 1998 around 4,504 suicides occurred in Italy, 190 less than in 1997. In 1998, on average 12 Italians committed suicide every day.

Italy reported 7.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.84 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Italy has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 4,504 recorded suicide cases in 1998, 3,448 were men suicides and 1,056 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.5 per 100,000 men and for women 3.6 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Italy suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 889 homicides in Italy, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 5.1 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1998	1,056	3,448	4,504	3.60	12.50	7.90
1997	1,147	3,547	4,694	3.90	12.90	8.30
1996	1,231	3,458	4,689	4.20	12.50	8.20
1995	1,139	3,430	4,569	3.90	12.40	8.00
1994	1,108	3,411	4,519	3.80	12.40	7.90
1993	1,181	3,516	4,697	4.00	12.80	8.30
1992	1,204	3,339	4,543	4.10	12.10	8.00
1991	1,247	3,206	4,453	4.30	11.60	7.80
1990	1,221	3,181	4,402	4.20	11.60	7.80
1989	1,218	3,124	4,342	4.20	11.40	7.70
1988	1,286	3,095	4,381	4.40	11.30	7.70
1987	1,253	3,263	4,516	4.30	11.90	8.00
1986	1,398	3,293	4,691	4.80	12.00	8.30
1985	1,388	3,371	4,759	4.80	12.30	8.40
1984	1,331	3,123	4,454	4.60	11.40	7.90
1983	1,264	3,041	4,305	4.30	11.10	7.60
1982	1,268	2,929	4,197	4.40	10.70	7.40
1981	1,185	2,748	3,933	4.10	10.00	7.00
1980	1,343	2,812	4,155	4.60	10.20	7.40
1979	1,245	2,725	3,970	4.30	9.90	7.00
1978	1,092	2,565	3,657	3.80	9.40	6.50
1977	1,076	2,448	3,524	3.80	9.00	6.30
1976	1,016	2,183	3,199	3.60	8.00	5.70
1975	981	2,126	3,107	3.50	7.90	5.60
1974	986	1,995	2,981	3.50	7.40	5.40
1973	959	2,167	3,126	3.40	8.10	5.70
1972	1,005	2,177	3,182	3.60	8.20	5.90
1971	1,009	2,211	3,220	3.70	8.40	6.00
1970	966	2,119	3,085	3.50	8.00	5.70
1969	908	2,013	2,921	3.30	7.70	5.50
1968	860	2,003	2,863	3.20	7.70	5.40
1967	868	2,045	2,913	3.20	7.90	5.50
1966	825	1,902	2,727	3.10	7.40	5.20
1965	844	2,018	2,862	3.20	7.90	5.50
1964	839	1,973	2,812	3.20	7.80	5.40
1963	851	1,858	2,709	3.30	7.40	5.30
1962	830	1,941	2,771	3.20	7.80	5.40
1961	868	1,950	2,818	3.40	7.90	5.60
1960	950	2,119	3,069	3.70	8.60	6.10

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