Portugal - Intentional self-harm 2013

Suicides Portugal 2013

Suicides fell in Portugal

By 2013, suicides in Portugal increased by 23 people to at 1,053 suicides On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

In Portugal there were 10.07 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.78 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 1,053 recorded suicide cases in 2013, 812 were men suicides and 241 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 16.32 per 100,000 men and for women 4.4 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Portugal suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 144 homicides in Portugal, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 7.3 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2013	241	812	1,053	4.40	16.32	10.07
2012	217	859	1,076	3.91	16.98	10.14
2011	224	794	1,018	4.08	15.65	9.60
2010	265	836	1,101	4.80	16.50	10.40
2009	222	804	1,026	4.00	15.90	9.70
2008	244	794	1,038	4.40	15.70	9.80
2007	269	751	1,020	4.90	14.80	9.70
2006	195	678	873	3.60	13.40	8.30
2005	218	696	914	4.00	13.80	8.70
2004	297	909	1,206	5.50	18.00	11.50
2003	267	889	1,156	4.90	17.60	11.10
2002	265	947	1,212	4.90	18.80	11.60
2001	175	586	761	3.30	11.70	7.30
2000	107	418	525	2.00	8.40	5.10
1999	138	407	545	2.60	8.30	5.30
1998	140	416	556	2.70	8.50	5.50
1997	145	483	628	2.80	9.90	6.20
1996	162	491	653	3.10	10.10	6.50
1995	227	582	809	4.40	12.00	8.10
1994	175	587	762	3.40	12.20	7.60
1993	194	586	780	3.80	12.20	7.80
1992	236	630	866	4.60	13.10	8.70
1991	234	708	942	4.50	14.70	9.50
1990	228	642	870	4.40	13.30	8.70
1989	198	549	747	3.80	11.40	7.50
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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