Jamaica had 0.73 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Jamaica has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 19 recorded suicide cases in 2007, 15 were men suicides and 5 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 1.11 per 100,000 men and for women 0.33 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Jamaica. However, in Jamaica in 2007 there were there were 1,584 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 83.4 homicides per suicide.
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