In 2010 around 584 suicides occurred in Nicaragua, 75 less than in 2009. In Nicaragua, on average, at least one suicide happens every year.
Nicaragua reported 10 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.89 suicides per 100,000 people.
Of the 584 recorded suicide cases in 2010, 443 were men suicides and 141 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.37 per 100,000 men and for women 4.74 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Nicaragua. However, in Nicaragua in 2010 there were there were 785 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.3 homicides per suicide.
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