In 1989 around 1,000 suicides occurred in Lithuania, 28 more than in 1988. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.
Lithuania reported 27.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 14.93 suicides per 100,000 people.
Lithuania has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 1,000 recorded suicide cases in 1989, 811 were men suicides and 189 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 46.5 per 100,000 men and for women 9.7 per 100,000 female.
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