Switzerland - Intentional self-harm 1972

Suicides Switzerland 1972

Switzerland has a very high suicide rate

In 1972 around 1,226 suicides occurred in Switzerland, 66 more than in 1971. In 1972, on average 3 Swiss committed suicide every day.

Switzerland reported 19.6 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

Switzerland, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 1,226 recorded suicide cases in 1972, 867 were men suicides and 359 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 28.4 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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Switzerland - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1972	359	867	1,226	11.20	28.40	19.60
1971	362	798	1,160	11.40	26.30	18.70
1970	320	830	1,150	10.10	27.50	18.60
1969	307	760	1,067	9.80	25.40	17.40
1968	296	752	1,048	9.50	25.40	17.30
1967	279	774	1,053	9.10	26.50	17.60
1966	312	777	1,089	10.30	26.90	18.40
1965	289	789	1,078	9.60	27.70	18.40
1964	294	689	983	9.90	24.50	17.00
1963	276	695	971	9.40	25.10	17.10
1962	296	753	1,049	10.30	27.80	18.80
1961	306	695	1,001	10.90	26.40	18.40
1960	298	719	1,017	10.80	27.90	19.10

Switzerland - Intentional self-harm