Russia - Intentional self-harm

In 1985 occurred 44,562 suicides in Russia. This year, 4,169 fewer people committed suicide than in 1982. In 1985, on average 122 Russians committed suicide every day.

Russia had 31.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 15.74 suicides per 100,000 people.

Russia has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 44,562 recorded suicide cases in 1985, 35,122 were men suicides and 9,440 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 52.9 per 100,000 men and for women 12.3 per 100,000 female.

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