WHO---suicide+ The World HealthOrganization has released globalsuicide statisticsthat revealsthe UnitedStates is aboutaverage worldwide while the nations of Guyana,NorthandSouthKoreahavethehighest rates.*Morethan800,ooopeopleeachyearworldwidecommitsuicide - around one person every 4o seconds -withmany using poisoning,hanging or shootingto end theirown lives, says the study released Thursday.* Initsfirstglobal reportonsuicideprevention,theUnitedNationshealthagencysaid some75percentofsuicidesare among people from poor or middle-income countriesandcalledformoretobedoneto reduceaccesstocommonmeans of suicide
WHO-suicide ❖ The World Health Organization has released global suicide statistics that reveals the United States is about average worldwide while the nations of Guyana, North and South Korea have the highest rates. ❖ More than 800,000 people each year worldwide commit suicide - around one person every 40 seconds - with many using poisoning, hanging or shooting to end their own lives, says the study released Thursday. ❖ In its first global report on suicide prevention, the United Nations health agency said some 75 percent of suicides are among people from poor or middle-income countries and called for more to be done to reduce access to common means of suicide
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10090Total803900suicides8070spesoips605040Low-andmiddle-income606700（75.5%）3020High-inceme10197200(24.5%)70-T11555152050606570102530354045758085AgeFigure3,Regionaldistributionofglobalsuicides,2012This differenceinratesis even mareptonouncedwhencomparingcountry-leveldata,inthe172countrieswithpopulationsofover30oobo,theage-standardized suicideratesrangefrom0.4to44.2per100000--a110-foldrangeThemagnitudeofthesedifferenceshas beentairlystableover21LHICintime:in2000thefangeinape-standardizedsuiciderates inWestern PacificSHohthe172.countrieswasfrom0.5to52.7per10o0no(a105-fold16%nenmeceuirtrisdifference)25%11LMICSin45LMICsinAfrica8%South-EastAsia39%26LMiCsintheAmericas4%16LMiCsinEasternMediterranean4%40L
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Figure l Global suicide rates since1950and trends until 20203530Men252015Women1050195019952020900.0001,53miodeathsdeaths reportedestimated*
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Figure 2.Distribution of suicide rates (per 100,000) by gender and age,19986050Males4820国VFemalesR1005-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475+1.2Males19.228.334.739.741.041.555.7Females0.55.67.78.410.511.814.118.8AGEGRUP
* Males Females