Venezuela - Intentional self-harm

In 2012 occurred 925 suicides in Venezuela. This year, 15 fewer people committed suicide than in 2011. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Venezuela had 3.14 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.87 self-harm per 100.000 people.

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

Of the 925 recorded suicide cases in 2012, 757 were men suicides and 168 were women. Men have a high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 5.15 per 100,000 men and for women 1.14 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Venezuela. However, in Venezuela in 2012 there were there were 16,072 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 17.4 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Venezuela
• Venezuela economy
• Country suicides ranking