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Suicide worldwide in 2019
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- Suicide worldwide in 2019 report was published by World Health Organization.
- According to the report, only 38 countries have a national suicide prevention strategy, as of now.
- Suicide crisis was already in place in 2019.
- About one in 100 died by suicide in 2019.
- 58% of the suicides occurred before the age of 50 years.
- Suicide was fourth-leading cause of death in young people aged 15-29 worldwide in 2019.
- 77% of global suicides occurred in low-income and middle-income countries in 2019.
- Africa, Europe and South-East Asia accounted for suicide rates higher than world’s average.
- India has highest suicide rate in Southeast Asian region.
- Rate of suicide was 9.9 in 2017 which increased to 10.2 in 2018.
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