Mexico - Intentional self-harm

By 1997, suicides in Mexico increased by 350 people to at 3,370 suicides In 1997, on average 9 Mexicans committed suicide every day.

In Mexico there were 3.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.89 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Mexico has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 3,370 recorded suicide cases in 1997, 2,828 were men suicides and 541 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 6.1 per 100,000 men and for women 1.1 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Mexico. However, in Mexico in 1997 there were there were 13,552 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 4 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Mexico
• Mexico economy
• Country suicides ranking