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Canada, a country with a comparatively low suicide rate overall at 10.3 incidents per 100,000 people, exhibits one such discrepancy. When comparing the suicide rate of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the rate of suicide increases to 24.3 incidents per 100,000 people: [ 19] a rate among the ten highest in the world.
Magda Goebbels (1945), German wife of Joseph Goebbels, assisted suicide by gunshot or cyanide poisoning. [481] [482] Gongsun Zan (199 AD), Chinese general and warlord, setting himself and his family on fire [483] David Goodall (2018), English-born Australian botanist and ecologist, physician-assisted suicide [484]
Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD, [2] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, [3] and the distinctive theory of ...
Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [ 1] In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [ 2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC 's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). [ 3][ 4][ 5] On average, adjusted for age, the annual ...
Since the 1950s, typically males die from suicide three to five times more often than females. [ 34][ 35][ 36] Use of mental health resources may be a significant contributor to the gender difference in suicide rates in the US. Studies have shown that females are 13–21% more likely than males to receive a psychiatric affective diagnosis.
Interpersonal theory of suicide. The interpersonal theory of suicide attempts to explain why individuals engage in suicidal behavior and to identify individuals who are at risk. It was developed by Thomas Joiner and is outlined in Why People Die By Suicide. [1] The theory consists of three components that together lead to suicide attempts.
One international study on seasonal effects on suicide rates involving 20 countries showed an early summer peak in suicides. She concluded that "seasonal variation in suicide incidence could be explained by the increase in sunshine in summer months because of a relationship between sunshine, high temperatures, and suicide rate". [6]
Summary. Description Map of countries by suicide rate, WHO (2019).svg. English: A map showing the levels of suicide rate (for both male and female) in the world in 2019. More than 30 suicides per 100,000 people. Between 20 and 30 suicides per 100,000 people. Between 15 and 20 suicides per 100,000 people.