Mexico - Intentional self-harm

In 1995 occurred 2,894 suicides in Mexico. This year, 291 more people committed suicide than in 1994. In 1995, on average 8 Mexicans committed suicide every day.

Mexico had 3.1 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.58 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Mexico has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 2,894 recorded suicide cases in 1995, 2,449 were men suicides and 443 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.4 per 100,000 men and for women 1 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Mexico. However, in Mexico in 1995 there were there were 15,612 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 5.4 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Mexico
• Mexico economy
• Country suicides ranking