Several reports and surveys say that suicide kills more people than war, homicide, HIV, malaria, or breast cancer has. WHO has found out that 1/100 deaths are due to suicide and wants to reduce the rate to 1/3 by 2030.
Suicide is not an impulsive decision. Suicidal people may or may not show any symptoms that can lead us into thinking they are about to commit suicide. People commit suicide for various reasons:
People who are between the age group of 15-39 years are known to commit suicide. Few other facts about suicidal deaths are:
“While a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy should be the ultimate goal for all governments,” said Alexandra Fleischmann, suicide prevention expert at the World Health Organization, “starting suicide prevention with LIVE LIFE interventions can save lives and prevent the heartbreak that follows for those left behind.”
Around 38 countries have committed with WHO to bring these rates down by implementing national suicide prevention strategies while too many countries have still not placed suicide prevention as a high priority on their agenda given other currently prevailing problems.
Suicide doesn’t mean just one less human on earth, its impacts are far more severe than imaginable. A few reasons why suicide can affect the country are:
WHO has advised to take up its LIVE LIFE approach as a guidance strategy to prevent suicide. This approach concentrates on:
Pesticide poisoning, suicide triggers such as media or movie representations are the top causes for suicide. While bullying and symptoms of suicidal people should be attended to foremost.
WHO also recommends parents educate their children on how to act when their friends or family members talk about suicide or self-harm to prevent them from getting the wrong idea.
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