In Paraguay there were 9.91 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.88 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 533 recorded suicide cases in 2001, 361 were men suicides and 173 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.7 per 100,000 men and for women 6.69 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Paraguay. However, in Paraguay in 2001 there were there were 1,314 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.5 homicides per suicide.
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