Nicaragua - Intentional self-harm

By 2009, suicides in Nicaragua increased by 76 people to at 659 suicides In Nicaragua, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Nicaragua there were 11.43 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 659 recorded suicide cases in 2009, 510 were men suicides and 149 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.95 per 100,000 men and for women 5.09 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Nicaragua. However, in Nicaragua in 2009 there were there were 802 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.2 homicides per suicide.

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• Homicides in Nicaragua
• Nicaragua economy
• Country suicides ranking