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Strange Facts About Suicide

Jul 02, 2020

Suicide as we all know is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can’t see any way of finding relief except through death. Though many people believe that talking about suicide may give someone the idea but the truth is talking openly and honestly about suicidal thoughts and feelings can help save a life. Today suicide is the 10th leading cause of death so we decide to tell you some facts about it which will surely shock you. 

1. On average,1 person dies by suicide every 11 minutes in the US.

2. 79% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries

3. Lesbian, gay and bisexual are almost 5 times more likely to attempt suicide

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4. Suicide is preventable. Most suicidal individuals desperately want to live; they are just unable to see alternatives to their problems

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5. Each suicide intimately effects at least six other people.

6. The most commonly reported means of completing suicide, across all groups, was by suffocation or hanging and poisoning

7. It is the leading cause of death in people aged 15-24 in many European countries

8. Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in people who die by suicide

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9. Females are more likely than males to have suicidal thoughts

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