Paraguay - Intentional self-harm

By 2005, suicides in Paraguay increased by 88 people to at 602 suicides In Paraguay, on average, at least one suicide happens every day.

In Paraguay there were 10.41 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 10.34 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 602 recorded suicide cases in 2005, 406 were men suicides and 196 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 14.7 per 100,000 men and for women 7.21 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Paraguay. However, in Paraguay in 2005 there were there were 887 homicides, then, homicides are more common than suicides. There were 1.5 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Paraguay
• Paraguay economy
• Country suicides ranking