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In Japan, suicide (自殺, jisatsu) is considered a major social issue. [2] [3] In 2017, the country had the seventh highest suicide rate in the OECD, at 14.9 per 100,000 persons, [4] and in 2019 the country had the second highest suicide rate among the G7 developed nations.
In 2021, the global rate of suicide deaths for men was 12.3 per 100,000, more than double the rate for women, which stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population. However, the sex disparity was uneven across regions, with a male-to-female ratio ranging from as low as 1.4 in the Southeast Asia Region to nearly 4.0 in the Region of the Americas.
From 2006 to 2022, the suicide rate has fallen by more than 35 per cent "reflecting, in part, the impact of the national suicide prevention strategy", the World Health Organisation said in September.
More than 500 suicides since opening in 1864. Suicide barriers were installed in 1998, which halved the suicide rate over the years following. [26] Humber Bridge: Kingston-upon-Hull: East Riding of Yorkshire England: More than 200 incidents of people jumping or falling from the bridge took place in the first 26 years after it opened in 1981. [27]
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A 2015 Swedish study of suicide on the Stockholm Metro found that stations in areas with high rates of drug-related crime had higher suicide rates. [35] In 2016 a Belgian study looked at regional variations in the rail suicide rate within the country over a five-year period.
When Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, which deals with teen suicide, bullying, drunk driving and rape in graphic detail, premiered in 2017, some mental health experts warned that the show could pose ...
In states with stricter gun laws, gun suicide rates decreased over these past two decades. In these states with these stronger gun laws the rates of gun suicide among ages 10–24 was lower in 2022 than in 1999. Some Aboriginal teens and gay or lesbian teens are at high risk, depending on their community and their own self-esteem.