Portugal - Intentional self-harm 1988

Suicides Portugal 1988

Number of suicides falls in Portugal

In 1988 occurred 819 suicides in Portugal. This year, 141 fewer people committed suicide than in 1987. On average, there are 2 suicides per day.

Portugal had 8.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.07 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Portugal has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 819 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 623 were men suicides and 196 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.9 per 100,000 men and for women 3.8 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1988	196	623	819	3.80	12.90	8.20
1987	251	709	960	4.80	14.70	9.60
1986	269	672	941	5.20	13.90	9.40
1985	290	693	983	5.60	14.30	9.80
1984	314	718	1,032	6.10	14.90	10.30
1983	270	707	977	5.20	14.70	9.80
1982	251	582	833	4.90	12.20	8.40
1981	239	542	781	4.70	11.40	7.90
1980	204	525	729	4.00	11.20	7.50
1979	251	701	952	5.00	15.10	9.90
1978	251	655	906	5.00	14.30	9.50
1977	230	640	870	4.70	14.20	9.20
1976	194	633	827	4.00	14.20	8.80
1975	208	594	802	4.40	13.80	8.80
1974	204	546	750	4.40	13.20	8.60
1973	188	545	733	4.10	13.40	8.50
1972	163	544	707	3.60	13.30	8.20
1971	146	582	728	3.20	14.20	8.40
1970	168	559	727	3.70	13.50	8.40
1969	186	595	781	4.10	14.20	8.90
1968	206	652	858	4.50	15.40	9.70
1967	200	706	906	4.30	16.70	10.20
1966	210	665	875	4.50	15.70	9.80
1965	180	659	839	3.80	15.40	9.30
1964	179	684	863	3.80	15.80	9.60
1963	191	673	864	4.10	15.60	9.60
1962	173	597	770	3.70	13.90	8.60
1961	202	602	804	4.30	14.10	9.00
1960	177	597	774	3.80	14.10	8.70

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