In Sao Tome and Principe there were 1.92 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 10.53 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Sao Tome and Principe has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 3 recorded suicide cases in 2004, 2 were men suicides and 1 were woman. So that, the suicide rate among males were 2.54 per 100,000 men and for women 1.13 per 100,000 female.
Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Sao Tome and Principe. However, in Sao Tome and Principe in 2004 there were there were 8 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.7 homicides per suicide.
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