Suicides in Costa Rica – A tragedy anywhere.

Suicides are a tragedy anywhere in the world but I must confess to being somewhat shocked at the numbers that I accidentally came across doing some research this morning…

The female suicide rate per country is detailed at NationMaster.com here. You will see that the USA is at #39 with 4.4 female suicides per 100,000 people. Costa Rica is at #69 with 1.2 female suicides per 100,000 people.

The male suicide rate per country is detailed at NationMaster.com here. You will see that the USA is at #30 with 19.8 male suicides per 100,000 people. Costa Rica is at #58 with 7.1 male suicides per 100,000 people.

If these tragic numbers are correct, 266% more American women kill themselves in the USA than Costa Rican women, and 178% more American men kill themselves than Costa Rican men.

In Costa Rica, a country of about 4,500,000 people assuming that women and men each make about half the population, that would mean 27 women and 159 men kill themselves every year. If Costa Rica had the same suicide rate as the USA that number would increase dramatically to 99 women and 445 men.

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.