Portugal had 8.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.68 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Portugal has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 833 recorded suicide cases in 1982, 582 were men suicides and 251 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.2 per 100,000 men and for women 4.9 per 100,000 female.
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