Paraguay - Intentional self-harm

By 2002, suicides in Paraguay increased by 28 people to at 561 suicides In Paraguay, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Paraguay there were 10.23 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.78 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 561 recorded suicide cases in 2002, 378 were men suicides and 183 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.17 per 100,000 men and for women 6.99 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Paraguay. However, in Paraguay in 2002 there were there were 1,372 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.4 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Paraguay
• Paraguay economy
• Country suicides ranking