Portugal - Intentional self-harm

In 1979 occurred 952 suicides in Portugal. This year, 46 more people committed suicide than in 1978. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Portugal had 9.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 13.17 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Portugal has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 952 recorded suicide cases in 1979, 701 were men suicides and 251 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.1 per 100,000 men and for women 5 per 100,000 female.

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