Bogotá elderly suicides increase 70% from last year; suicide rate dropping in capital overall

By Grace Goldstone October 1, 2025
Image credit: Jon Sailer via Unsplash.

Suicide rates amongst Bogotá’s elderly population have risen 72% in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2024, according to data released in June by the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (INMLCF). 

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