United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm 1979

Suicides United Kingdom 1979

There are 13 suicides per day in United Kingdom

In 1979 occurred 4,765 suicides in United Kingdom. This year, 234 more people committed suicide than in 1978. In 1979, on average 13 British committed suicide every day.

United Kingdom had 8.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 13.17 self-harm per 100.000 people.

United Kingdom has a low suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 4,765 recorded suicide cases in 1979, 2,910 were men suicides and 1,855 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 10.6 per 100,000 men and for women 6.4 per 100,000 female.

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United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1979	1,855	2,910	4,765	6.40	10.60	8.50
1978	1,783	2,748	4,531	6.20	10.10	8.10
1977	1,789	2,647	4,436	6.20	9.70	7.90
1976	1,693	2,621	4,314	5.90	9.60	7.70
1975	1,730	2,446	4,176	6.00	8.90	7.40
1974	1,819	2,579	4,398	6.30	9.40	7.80
1973	1,794	2,535	4,329	6.20	9.30	7.70
1972	1,771	2,467	4,238	6.10	9.10	7.60
1971	1,858	2,518	4,376	6.50	9.30	7.80
1970	1,855	2,542	4,397	6.50	9.40	7.90
1969	1,988	2,792	4,780	7.00	10.30	8.60
1968	2,108	2,948	5,056	7.40	11.00	9.10
1967	2,153	3,047	5,200	7.60	11.40	9.50
1966	2,370	3,119	5,489	8.40	11.80	10.00
1965	2,430	3,216	5,646	8.70	12.20	10.40
1964	2,605	3,465	6,070	9.40	13.20	11.20
1963	2,597	3,650	6,247	9.40	14.00	11.60
1962	2,532	3,591	6,123	9.20	13.90	11.50
1961	2,352	3,330	5,682	8.60	13.10	10.80
1960	2,221	3,362	5,583	8.20	13.30	10.60

United Kingdom - Intentional self-harm