In 1961 around 5,682 suicides occurred in United Kingdom, 99 more than in 1960. In 1961, on average 16 British committed suicide every day.
United Kingdom reported 10.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 11.25 self-harm per 100.000 people.
United Kingdom, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 5,682 recorded suicide cases in 1961, 3,330 were men suicides and 2,352 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.1 per 100,000 men and for women 8.6 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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