In 2002 around 4 suicides occurred in Jamaica, 4 less than in 2001.
Jamaica reported 0.16 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Jamaica has the lowest suicide rate in the world.
Of the 4 recorded suicide cases in 2002, 4 were men suicides and there were no suicides of women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 0.32 per 100,000 men.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Jamaica. However, in Jamaica in 2002 there were there were 1,045 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 261.3 homicides per suicide.
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