Suicide death rates mapped
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Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s death. Risk factors encompass psychic disturbances such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, or alcohol and drug addiction.
Others are impulsive actions due to stress, such as financial problems, difficulties with relationships, or bullying. Those who have before tried self-murder are at high risk of future attempts.
The most regularly practiced way of suicide varies between countries. Standard techniques include hanging, pesticide poisoning, and firearms. It makes it the tenth leading cause of fatality worldwide. Rates of finished suicides usually are higher in men than in women, with males three to four times more expected to kill themselves than females.
Viewpoints on suicide have been influenced by various existential themes such as religion, honor, and sense of life. The Abrahamic religions traditionally consider suicide a sin towards God due to the belief in the sanctity of life. During the samurai era in Japan, suicide, known as seppuku, was considered a method of making up for failure or protest.
The map below shows countries with suicide rates above 10 people per 100 thousand population in 2016.
The top 10 countries by the highest suicide rate above 10 people per 100,000 people
- Guyana – 30.2
- Lesotho – 28.9
- Russia – 26.4
- Lithuania – 25.7
- Suriname – 23.2
- Cote d’Ivoire – 23.0
- Kazahstan – 22.8
- Equatorial Guinea – 22.0
- Belarus – 21.4
- South Korea – 20.2
If Greenland is considered an autonomous nation, it has the highest suicide rate. Suicide in Greenland (83 people in 100 thousand committed suicide annually).
Greenland is geographically and culturally separated and one of the coldest and least populated states worldwide with severe cold climates.
In addition, some researchers believe that the number of suicides is also affected by the lack of sunlight and vitamin D deficiency.
