Latvia - Intentional self-harm 1990

Suicides Latvia 1990

Latvia has a very high suicide rate

By 1990, suicides in Latvia increased by 10 people to at 695 suicides In Latvia, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Latvia there were 26.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 14.95 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 695 recorded suicide cases in 1990, 541 were men suicides and 154 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 43.7 per 100,000 men and for women 10.8 per 100,000 female.

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Latvia - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1990	154	541	695	10.80	43.70	26.10
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

Latvia - Intentional self-harm