Latvia - Intentional self-harm 1989

Suicides Latvia 1989

Latvia has a very high suicide rate

In 1989 occurred 685 suicides in Latvia. This year, 72 more people committed suicide than in 1988. In Latvia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

Latvia had 25.7 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 14.93 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 685 recorded suicide cases in 1989, 473 were men suicides and 212 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 38.2 per 100,000 men and for women 14.9 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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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1989	212	473	685	14.90	38.20	25.70
1988	171	442	613	12.00	35.90	23.10
1987	197	414	611	14.00	34.00	23.30
1986	162	495	657	11.60	41.20	25.30
1985	186	571	757	13.40	47.90	29.40
1984	208	666	874	15.10	56.30	34.10
1983	199	653	852	14.50	55.60	33.50
1982	229	639	868	16.80	54.80	34.30
1981	181	663	844	13.30	57.10	33.50
1980	202	623	825	14.90	53.90	32.80

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