Switzerland - Intentional self-harm 1976

Suicides Switzerland 1976

Switzerland has a very high suicide rate

By 1976, suicides in Switzerland increased by 32 people to at 1,397 suicides In 1976, on average 4 Swiss committed suicide every day.

In Switzerland there were 22.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 12.41 suicides per 100,000 people.

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

Of the 1,397 recorded suicide cases in 1976, 988 were men suicides and 409 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 32.2 per 100,000 men and for women 12.7 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
1976	409	988	1,397	12.70	32.20	22.20
1975	421	1,008	1,429	13.00	32.60	22.50
1974	406	903	1,309	12.50	29.20	20.60
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