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Bookmark or Share- Suicide - World Health Organization (WHO)Suicide is a global public health problem. Every year more than 720 000 people die as a result of suicide. The majority of these deaths (73%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Beyond this, suicide has a ripple effect that impacts on societies, communities, friends and families who have lost a loved one to suicide.
- Crude suicide rates (per 100 000 population) (SDG 3.4.2)The numbers of deaths per 100 000 population are influenced by the age distribution of the population. Two populations with the same age-specific mortality rates for a particular cause of death will have different overall death rates if the age distributions of their populations are different. Age-standardized mortality rates adjust for ...
- Suicide prevention - World Health Organization (WHO)More than 720 000 people die by suicide every year. For each suicide, there are an estimated 20 suicide attempts. Suicide can occur at any stage of life and in all regions of the world. In 2021, suicide was the third leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds globally, and 73% of all suicides happened in low- and middle-income countries.
- Suicide - India - World Health Organization (WHO)Suicide is an emerging and serious public health issue in India. However, it is preventable with timely, evidence-based and often low-cost interventions. The suicide mortality rate per 100 000 population in 2016 was 16.5, while the global average was 10.5 per 100 000. The most vulnerable are the 15-29 year old’s, the elderly, and persons with ...
- Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds - World Health Organization (WHO)Yet suicides are preventable. We call on all countries to incorporate proven suicide prevention strategies into national health and education programmes in a sustainable way.”Suicide rate highest in high-income countries; second leading cause of death among young peopleThe global age-standardized suicide rate [1] for 2016 [2] was 10.5 per 100 ...
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