Sweden - Intentional self-harm
Suicides Sweden 1979
In Sweden there were 20.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 13.17 suicides per 100,000 people.
Sweden has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.
Of the 1,703 recorded suicide cases in 1979, 1,163 were men suicides and 540 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 28.3 per 100,000 men and for women 12.9 per 100,000 female. In spite of this, it is one of the countries with the highest female suicide rate in the world.
Related data:
| Date | Female suicides | Male suicides | Suicides | Female suicide rate | Male suicide rate | Suicide rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 540 | 1,163 | 1,703 | 12.90 | 28.30 | 20.50 |
| 1978 | 493 | 1,082 | 1,575 | 11.80 | 26.30 | 19.00 |
| 1977 | 467 | 1,159 | 1,626 | 11.20 | 28.30 | 19.70 |
| 1976 | 470 | 1,088 | 1,558 | 11.40 | 26.60 | 18.90 |
| 1975 | 460 | 1,130 | 1,590 | 11.20 | 27.70 | 19.40 |
| 1974 | 472 | 1,165 | 1,637 | 11.50 | 28.70 | 20.10 |
| 1973 | 495 | 1,195 | 1,690 | 12.10 | 29.50 | 20.80 |
| 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 |
