Nicaragua - Intentional self-harm

By 2011, suicides in Nicaragua increased by 71 people to at 513 suicides In Nicaragua, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Nicaragua there were 8.67 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.82 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 513 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 383 were men suicides and 130 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.07 per 100,000 men and for women 4.33 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Nicaragua. However, in Nicaragua in 2011 there were there were 738 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.4 homicides per suicide.

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• Homicides in Nicaragua
• Nicaragua economy
• Country suicides ranking