Venezuela - Intentional self-harm

In 2011 occurred 940 suicides in Venezuela. This year, 57 fewer people committed suicide than in 2010. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Venezuela had 3.23 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.82 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 940 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 786 were men suicides and 154 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.42 per 100,000 men and for women 1.06 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Venezuela. However, in Venezuela in 2011 there were there were 14,098 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 15 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Venezuela
• Venezuela economy
• Country suicides ranking