In 2011 around 8 suicides occurred in Saint Lucia, 3 less than in 2010.
Saint Lucia reported 4.91 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.82 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Of the 8 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 8 were men suicides and there were no suicides of women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 9.19 per 100,000 men and for women 0.35 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Saint Lucia. However, in Saint Lucia in 2011 there were there were 46 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 5.8 homicides per suicide.
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