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News: One person commits suicide every 40 seconds
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One person commits suicide every 40 seconds
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One person commits suicide every 40 seconds -- more than all the yearly victims of wars and natural disaster -- with the highest toll among the elderly, the United Nations said Thursday.
"Suicide is an amazing public health problem. There is one suicide every 40 seconds -- it is a huge number," said Shekhar Saxena, director of WHO's mental health department, at the presentation of the report in Geneva.
"Suicide kills more than conflicts, wars and natural catastrophes," he said. "There are 1.5 million violent deaths every year in the world, of which 800,000 are suicides."
Some of the highest rates of suicide are found in central and eastern Europe and in Asia, with 25 percent occurring in rich countries, the report says.
Men are almost twice as likely as women to take their own lives. Common methods are hanging, gunshots, and especially in rural areas the use of poisonous insecticides.
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Suicide and attempted suicide are considered a crime in 25 countries, mostly in Africa, in South America and in Asia.
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The most suicide-prone countries were Guyana (44.2 per 100,000), followed by North and South Korea (38.5 and 28.9 respectively).
Next came Sri Lanka (28.8), Lithuania (28.2), Suriname (27.8), Mozambique (27.4), Nepal and Tanzania (24.9 each), Burundi (23.1), India (21.1), and South Sudan (19.8).
Next were Russia and Uganda (both with 19.5), Hungary (19.1), Japan (18.5), and Belarus (18.3).
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http://news.yahoo.com/one-person-com...101727279.html
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omg
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this is really sad
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Men are almost twice as likely as women to take their own lives.
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I didn't know that.
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The counries listed , am a bit not surprised but this is sad though.
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Originally posted by Stardust.
this is really sad
I didn't know that.
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Yeah, mainly because of social pressure
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Suicide kills more than conflicts, wars and natural catastrophes
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That sounds weird. Suicide is not a disease, nature disaster, etc. so itself really doesn't kill.
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i don't wanna sound insensitive but there almost always is a better solution of a situation than taking your life.
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Explains the decrease in Gaga's sales with every album
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Guyana (44.2 per 100,000), followed by North and South Korea (38.5 and 28.9 respectively).
Next came Sri Lanka (28.8), Lithuania (28.2), Suriname (27.8), Mozambique (27.4), Nepal and Tanzania (24.9 each), Burundi (23.1), India (21.1), and South Sudan (19.8).
Next were Russia and Uganda (both with 19.5), Hungary (19.1), Japan (18.5), and Belarus (18.3)
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Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Sounds about right. But I am surprised by Guyana and Suriname... I had no idea.
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Originally posted by WFL
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****ing disgusting post.
You shouldn't post such insensitive things. Your distaste for Gaga shouldn't translate into making suicide jokes.
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Originally posted by WFL
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Vile trash. reported
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audufsjnfsmfds,fsm,esfksf,sd., at this flawless post.
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Originally posted by Stardust.
this is really sad
I didn't know that.
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I think women are actually more likely to attempt but men are more successful because they use more lethal ways.
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Wow. Didn't know that my country was that high up.
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Originally posted by WFL
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Mess
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Originally posted by WFL
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OMG bye
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Cheap, vile and tastless
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You're going to hell for this.
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