Latvia - Intentional self-harm

In 1983 occurred 852 suicides in Latvia. This year, 16 fewer people committed suicide than in 1982. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Latvia had 33.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 15.81 suicides per 100,000 people.

Latvia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 852 recorded suicide cases in 1983, 653 were men suicides and 199 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 55.6 per 100,000 men and for women 14.5 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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