Europe has the highest suicide rate in the world

According to a 2017 report by the World Health Organization (WHO), Sri Lanka topped the ranking of countries with the highest number of suicide deaths in the world. By region, Europe has the highest suicide rate.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the three countries with the highest suicide rates in the world are Sri Lanka with 35.3 per 100,000 people choosing to commit suicide to end their lives, followed by Lithuania with 32, 7/100,000 and Guyana 29/100,000.

Europe has the highest suicide rate in the world

By region, Europe is the region with the highest number of suicides in the world. The highest suicide mortality rates in the WHO regions are Europe (14.1 cases per 100,000 population) and the lowest in the Eastern Mediterranean (3.8 per 100,000 population).

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In particular, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland and Latvia are the 5 European countries with the highest number of suicides in the world, with an average of more than 21 suicides per 100,000 people.

Annually, the number of deaths due to suicide in Vietnam is 7.4 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the average of countries in Southeast Asia (12.9 cases per 100,000 people) and The world average is 10.7.

In 2015, there were 800,000 people worldwide killed by suicide, 1 person every 40 seconds on the planet. Men commit suicide almost twice as often as women.

Suicide is believed to be the second leading cause of death, after road traffic accidents. In particular, severe depression is said to be an important cause that pushes people to take action to end their lives.

The WHO estimates that around 311 million people worldwide are affected by depression.

WHO also calls on governments of countries to tighten the trade of pesticides or toxic chemicals, in order to control people who can easily commit suicide at low cost.

The WHO report also highlights that the suicide rate in South Korea has decreased due to a ban on the use of pesticides introduced in 2011.

In addition, medical researchers also point out the importance of support and counseling to help patients treat mental illness.

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