...Suicide resulted in 842,000 deaths globally in 2013 (up from 712,000 deaths in 1990).[8] This makes it the 10th leading cause of death worldwide.[2][9]
Three quarters of suicides globally occur in the developing world.[3] Rates of completed suicides are generally higher in men than in women, ranging from 1.5 times as much in the developing world to 3.5 times in the developed world.[10] Suicide is generally most common among those over the age of 70; however, in certain countries those aged between 15 and 30 are at highest risk.[10] There are an estimated 10 to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year.[11] Non-fatal suicide attempts may lead to injury and long-term disabilities. In the Western world, attempts are more common in young people and females.[12]
...For every suicide that results in death there are between 10 and 40 attempted suicides.[12]
...The country's rate among men in their 50s rose by nearly half in the decade 1999–2010.[136] Lithuania, Japan and Hungary have the highest rates.[9] Around 75% of suicides occur in the developing world.[3] The countries with the greatest absolute numbers of suicides are China and India, accounting for over half the total.[9] In China, suicide is the 5th leading cause of death.[137]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicidei remember reading this on a newspaper magazine 2 years ago and i thought i should post about it. i read that about 800,000 to 1 million people took their lives every year and the country with the highest suicide rate is india. especially if that person is a male and 50 years of age or older.
That is sad. i guess most of us can relate to the people who are suicidal from many reasons such as depression, despair, stressed, mental illness, bullying, etc.
i can really relate to because there are moments in my life where i felt suicidal from depression, despair, or bullying. luckily when i do feel depress, especially very depress, it only last for a few seconds then it go away. otherwise it will be a very unbearable long lasting feeling.
my first suicidal thought was when i was about 5 or 6 years old in vietnam when in school, i went to the restroom and i got locked inside and i couldn't opened the door. i think some kid locked me in. i cried in there then thought about climbing into the water sink. the water sink is like 3 feet deep, it almost look like a well but the sink is on top of the floor while a well under the ground though. i put up my feet wanting to climbing into the water sink and kill myself but luckily didn't do it. then about 20 minutes later or so, some teacher unlocked the door and let me out. that was in the late 1980s. if i remember correctly, in the decade of 1990, i never felt suicidal though. from beginning of 1990 to the end of 1999, i never was suicidal though.
in year 2000, when i was locked up in juvenile hall, there are times where i felt suicidal. like about a couple months in there, i felt suicidal from bullying, and another time from despair.
in summer of 2001, i felt suicidal from work where i get angry and stressed out from my first boss who made me so angry.
in 2002, i also felt suicidal from discrimination from an english teacher.
and the later years, there are time where i felt depressed and despair. so at this age, i can relate to why people took their lives. thank god i didn't dare attempt any suicide though.
