The World
Health Organization has released global suicide statistics that reveals
the United States is about average worldwide while the nations of
Guyana, North and South Korea have the highest rates
More than 800,000 people each
year worldwide commit suicide - around one person every 40
seconds - with many using poisoning, hanging or shooting to end
their own lives, says the study released Thursday Sep 04,2014
In its first global report on suicide prevention, the United
Nations health agency said some 75 % of suicides are among
people from poor or middle-income countries and called for more
to be done to reduce access to common means of suicide
High
suicide rates also persist in more developed nations. South Korea, for
example, has the world's third highest rate -- 28.9 out of every 100,000
people
The
United States is grouped along with countries such as Australia, Spain
and much of Europe whose rates are between 10 and 14.9 per 100,000
The report found that suicides take place all over the world
and at almost any age. Globally, suicide rates are highest in
people aged 70 and over, but in some countries, the highest
rates are found among the young
In the 15 to 29-year age group, suicide is the second
leading cause of death globally.
The WHO's director general Margaret Chan said the report was
a 'call for action to address a large public health problem
which has been shrouded in taboo for far too long.'
Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most
common methods of suicide globally, the report said, and
evidence from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United
States and Europe shows that restricting access to these means
can help to stop people from committing suicide
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