In 2001 around 8 suicides occurred in Jamaica, 2 more than in 2000.
Jamaica reported 0.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.88 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Jamaica has the lowest suicide rate in the world.
Of the 8 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 4 were men suicides and 3 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 0.34 per 100,000 men and for women 0.25 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Jamaica. However, in Jamaica in 2001 there were there were 1,139 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 142.4 homicides per suicide.
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