Mexico - Intentional self-harm

By 1990, suicides in Mexico increased by 62 people to at 1,938 suicides In 1990, on average 5 Mexicans committed suicide every day.

In Mexico there were 2.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.95 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Mexico has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 1,938 recorded suicide cases in 1990, 1,657 were men suicides and 281 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4 per 100,000 men and for women 0.7 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Mexico. However, in Mexico in 1990 there were there were 14,493 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 7.5 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Mexico
• Mexico economy
• Country suicides ranking