Switzerland - Intentional self-harm 1973

Suicides Switzerland 1973

Switzerland has a very high suicide rate

By 1973, suicides in Switzerland increased by 35 people to at 1,191 suicides In 1973, on average 3 Swiss committed suicide every day.

In Switzerland there were 18.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 11.95 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 1,191 recorded suicide cases in 1973, 847 were men suicides and 344 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 27.5 per 100,000 men and for women 10.7 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
1973	344	847	1,191	10.70	27.50	18.90
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