In 1987 around 2,804 suicides occurred in Spain, 49 more than in 1986. In 1987, on average 8 Spaniards committed suicide every day.
Spain reported 7.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.56 self-harm per 100.000 people.
Spain has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 2,804 recorded suicide cases in 1987, 2,017 were men suicides and 787 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.6 per 100,000 men and for women 4 per 100,000 female.
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