Dear MEL Topic Readers,
One person dies every 40 seconds from
suicide, WHO says
Every year, as many as 800,000 people kill
themselves, according to WHO. That means nearly 2,200 suicides are committed every
day. This figure is higher than the deaths in wars or homicides, meaning more
people kill themselves than being killed in wars or crimes.
Somehow, more men killed themselves than
women. While nearly 14 men per 100,000 committed suicide worldwide, 7.5 women
did. Only countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Morocco, and Lesotho, a landlocked
kingdom encircled by South Africa, showed higher suicide rates by women than
men. Another aspect is income and wealth. In high-income countries, nearly
three times as many men as women killed themselves while the men-women rate is
more equal among low- and middle-income countries. From what kind of pressure
do men suffer?
Sadly, among young people aged 15-29 years old,
suicide was the second-highest cause of death only after road injuries. Can’t
they be helped?
Since the most common methods of suicide are
pesticides, hanging, and firearms, limiting access to these potentially fatal items
could reduce impulsive suicides. And of course, family members, neighbors and
friends are the ones who can sense and ease the stress, pressure, or despair of
a person.
Read the article and learn about one of the
most common preventable cause of deaths.
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