In 1988 around 30,407 suicides occurred in United States, 389 less than in 1987. In 1988, on average 83 Americans committed suicide every day.
United States reported 12.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 15.07 self-harm per 100.000 people.
United States, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.
Of the 30,407 recorded suicide cases in 1988, 24,078 were men suicides and 6,329 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 20.2 per 100,000 men and for women 5 per 100,000 female.
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