September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, Numbers related to suicide unexpectedly known

September 10WHO (World Health Organization)The "World Suicide Prevention Day(World Suicide Prevention Day) ", so as to raise awareness for suicide prevention,suicideInformation on various data on suicide and what kind of effort is necessary to reduce suicide is released.

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In the world, nearly 1 million people die annually by suicide. this isOne person in 40 seconds Someone committed suicide somewhere on EarthIt is a number. Moreover, the attempted suicide attempt which did not lead to death is 20 times that number.

In the past 45 years the worldwide suicide rate has risen by 60%.


Until now, the suicide rate tended to be the highest in elderly men, seen worldwide. This is the data of suicide rates by gender and age of the world in 2000.


However, in recent years, the suicide of the young generation has been on the upward trend, as shown in the figure below, the percentage of people committed suicide between the ages of 5 and 44 and the proportion occupied by over 45 years have been reversed in the past 50 years . Worldwide, it seems that suicide now is one of the three leading causes of death among people aged 15 to 44.


The rest of the people lost by suicide,Global burden of disease(World disease burden: statistically processed numerical values ​​such as the onset of injury or illness, the disease caused by it, the number of years of the disease, or the number of years of deceased people who died due to unexpected death) It is said to occupy.

Mental disorders (especially in Europe and North America)depressionWhenAlcoholism) Is the main risk factor of suicide, but in AsiaImpulsivityIt is a serious factor. Suicide is a complex act / phenomenon involving psychological, social, biological, cultural and environmental factors.

World suicide rate map. Japan is in more than 13 "red" zones per 100,000 people. The suicide rates in Britain and Italy are low in Europe and in South AmericaGuyana·Suriname·UruguayIt seems that the suicide rate is high.


So, what kind of measures should be taken to prevent suicide? WHO states that "Although it is impossible to prevent all suicides, most of suicide can be prevented," and we cite policies at the community level and national level as below.

■ Avoid easy access to suicide tools (pesticides, drugs, guns, etc).

■ Mental disorders (especiallydepression,Alcoholism,schizophreniaTackle the patient's treatment.

■ Follow up the progress of the person who caused the attempted suicide.

■ Media carries out responsible reporting.

■ Train medical staff.

At the individual level, it is said that many of suicide should occur after a clear omen / warning and all warnings, such as suicide notice and self injury, should be taken seriously. Also, many of the suicide people have conflicting dual emotions about death, and it is not a state completely decided in mind when absolutely dying, that is, there is room for persuasion.

Many of suicide happens in the "recovery period" of mentally subverted persons when we recovered "intent" and "energy" that just put desperate thoughts into destructive behavior. However, those who had a tendency to commit suicide have not always been at risk. Although suicidal wish may come again, it seems that it is not necessarily permanent, some people have attempted suicide once, but have never had a suicide wish again afterwards.