Sweden - Intentional self-harm 1972

Suicides Sweden 1972

Sweden has a very high suicide rate

In 1972 around 1,646 suicides occurred in Sweden, 2 less than in 1971. In 1972, on average 5 Swedes committed suicide every day.

Sweden reported 20.3 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 1,646 recorded suicide cases in 1972, 1,189 were men suicides and 457 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 29.4 per 100,000 men and for women 11.2 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.

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Sweden - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1972	457	1,189	1,646	11.20	29.40	20.30
1971	497	1,151	1,648	12.30	28.50	20.30
1970	533	1,257	1,790	13.20	31.30	22.30
1969	508	1,242	1,750	12.70	31.20	22.00
1968	462	1,240	1,702	11.70	31.40	21.50
1967	448	1,254	1,702	11.40	31.90	21.60
1966	421	1,145	1,566	10.80	29.40	20.10
1965	391	1,068	1,459	10.10	27.70	18.90
1964	418	1,096	1,514	10.90	28.70	19.80
1963	378	1,028	1,406	9.90	27.10	18.50
1962	353	1,043	1,396	9.30	27.60	18.50
1961	313	960	1,273	8.30	25.60	16.90
1960	324	981	1,305	8.60	26.30	17.40

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