The World Health Organization has a somber reminder this World Suicide Prevention Day: Despite the progress many countries have made to address suicide, one person still takes their own life every 40 seconds. Almost 800,000 people die by suicide each year, according to data that WHO shared for World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, and it’s the second-leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 29, after road injuries. WHO also reported that almost three times as many men as women die by suicide in high-income countries, whereas the rate is more equal in low- and middle-income countries. Read More...
Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds, WHO reports
The World Health Organization has a somber reminder this World Suicide Prevention Day: Despite the progress many countries have made to address suicide, one person still takes their own life every 40 seconds. Almost 800,000 people die by suicide each year, according to data that WHO shared for World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, and it’s the second-leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 29, after road injuries. WHO also reported that almost three times as many men as women die by suicide in high-income countries, whereas the rate is more equal in low- and middle-income countries.
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