世卫组织：全球每40秒就有1人自杀高收入国家男性自杀比例是女性的三倍

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The number of people worldwide who die from suicide is declining but one person still kills himself every 40 seconds, according to new figures from the World Health Organization, which said countries needed to do more to stop these preventable deaths. Between 2010 and 2016, the global suicide rate decreased by 9.8%, the UN health body said in its second report on the issue. The only region to see an increase was the Americas.

WHO said close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year, more than those lost to malaria, breast cancer, or war and homicide, calling it a “serious global public health issue”. It said only 38 countries had suicide prevention strategies.

Suicide rates in Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia were higher than the global, age-standardized average 10.5 per 100,000 people. Worldwide, more men killed themselves than women, WHO said, with 7.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 women and 13.7 suicides per 100,000 men. The only countries where the suicide rates were estimated to be higher in women than men were Bangladesh, China, Lesotho, Morocco, and Myanmar. “While 79% of the world’s suicides occurred in low and middle-income countries, high-income countries had the highest rate, at 11.5 per 100,000 people,” WHO said. “Nearly three times as many men as women die by suicide in high-income countries, in contrast to low and middle-income countries, where the rate is more equal,” the WHO statement said.

“Suicide was the second-leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29 years, after road injury. Among teens aged 15-19 years, suicide was the second-leading cause of death among girls and the third-leading cause of death in boys, after road injury and interpersonal violence.”

WHO said one way to bring down the global suicide rate would be to limit access to pesticides, which along with hanging and firearms are the most common method of suicide. Other steps the WHO said have helped reduce suicides include educating the media on how to report responsibly on suicide, identifying people at risk early and helping young people build skills that help them cope with life stresses.

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