In 1984 around 874 suicides occurred in Latvia, 22 more than in 1983. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.
Latvia reported 34.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 15.98 suicides per 100,000 people.
Latvia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 874 recorded suicide cases in 1984, 666 were men suicides and 208 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 56.3 per 100,000 men and for women 15.1 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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