According to WHO statistics, every 40 seconds someone commits suicide. Striking statistics, horrifying. You will say that this data refers only to the countries of the third world. And here not!
In our selection, most of the countries are developing and not rich, but among them there are many developed European countries. A high mortality rate is observed mainly among males. People use poison, hang or just pull the trigger. Why is that!? A difficult question, but we hope that soon the indicators will decline and the number of suicides will drop dramatically.
25. Poland
In Poland, almost 40 million people live, and among them almost 100,000 are suicides. Usually there are no memos left before death, so it's impossible to guess the motives of actions. One thing is certain that the quantitative difference between women and men who voluntarily parted with life in Poland is especially great.
24. Ukraine
Most of them suicides are military. The way to commit suicide, they choose a firearm, a jump from a height or a rope. Although recently the situation has improved significantly.
23. Comoros
The Comoros are a state where most of the inhabitants are below the poverty line due to the large number of civil wars and revolutions. Most likely, the motives for suicide lie in this.
22. Sudan
Sudan is a country in Africa, the African leader in crime and corruption. Even cases of trafficking in human beings have been documented, therefore it is not difficult to guess the reasons for mass suicides.
21. Bhutan
Worldwide, the state of Bhutan is known as a developing country with a high level of social benefits for residents. Most likely, the reasons for suicide should be sought in religious characteristics. The main faith here is Buddhism.
20. Zimbabwe
Another African country, where in a radical way - suicide - is fighting hunger, AIDS and poverty. Among the suicides are children and adolescents.
19. Byelorussia
Mass suicides in Belarus are observed, as a rule, in rural areas. Experts say that alcohol is the clear reason for such an act. Statistics show that more people die (about 2000 people) per year from suicide than in road accidents.
18. Japan
Despite its development and wealth, the suicide rate in the country of the rising sun is thriving. As a rule, in Japan, scores with life reduce women from 20 to 40 years. The main factors of such actions are unemployment, depression and lack of communication.
17. Hungary
Since the 20th century, the suicidal situation in Hungary has changed much for the better. The number of suicides has decreased, but there is still something to work on. To date, every 19 people out of 100,000 are ready to commit suicide.
16. Uganda
Despite the fact that the situation here is much better than in other African countries, the level of suicide is still high. Among the main prerequisites for suicide are depression, stress, poor living conditions, lack of work, and low health among the population.
15. Russia
Since the 90s, the situation in Russia has improved a lot, but remains deplorable. According to statistics, 20 people out of 100,000 are ready to part with life voluntarily. The main cause of suicide is alcohol.
14. Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia where people who commit suicide are 2% of the total population of the country. Despite the huge natural resources, the economy of the country is not so effective, which leads to a high level of unemployment, as one of the factors pushing to suicide.
13. Southern Sudan
South Sudan, along with the Comoros, has experienced many revolutions and civil wars. As a rule, among people who commit suicide, refugees, homeless people and soldiers are most often found.
12. India
Official sources give different versions about the number of suicides per year in India. According to some sources, the number is approaching 200,000 people. Usually people use poison, hang or burn themselves. The reason is often found in poor health and family conflicts. Until 2014, suicides were considered illegal, and the survivors faced a year of imprisonment.
11. Burundi
Burundi is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in Central Africa. Residents here do not have the opportunity to receive education, they are starving, they suffer from various diseases, and corruption is rampant in the country. According to statistics, life most often ends with the suicide of a man.
10. Kazakhstan
Ironically, in Kazakhstan, most of the suicides are children and youth. It is suicides in the country that cause unnatural death and social problems. Most often end a suicide of a girl from 15 to 19 years.
9. Nepal
Nepal periodically appears in WHO statistics among countries with high suicide rates, but the situation is constantly fluctuating. More and more often attempts to commit suicide are observed in the female population.
8. Tanzania
Poverty, hunger, various diseases, including HIV, have become factors that affect the increase in the number of suicides in this country. Suicide attempts have been recorded among young people and among children. Often the causes are school failures, stress, problems in the family.
7. Mozambique
In Mozambique, the country of South-East Africa, there is no access to medicine, so AIDS, HIV and other diseases are flourishing, the consequences of which, often, are suicide. Annually 3000 people die there.
6. Suriname
A country in South America that suffers from economic problems. The causes of high mortality are high unemployment, violence in families, alcohol.
5. Lithuania
Although Lithuania is located in central Europe, there are acute financial and social issues, which, as a rule, are the causes of suicide. Suicide in Lithuania reached its peak in the 90s. Since then, the statistics has significantly changed for the better.
4. Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka there are about 20 million people, and it is impossible to name the country poor. However, she also fell into this sad list. Sri Lanka received its independence in 1984, and since then the percentage of suicides has sharply increased, the reasons of which are still unclear. Usually, the most popular methods to commit suicide are poisoning and hanging.
3. South Korea
South Korea is a country in which modern technologies are developed, and where the level of health and education is one of the best in the world, occupies a bronze place in the WHO list of suicides. The main causes of suicides are conflicts in the family and social pressure. It is forbidden to carry weapons, therefore, most often people poison themselves.
2. DPRK
Following South Korea in the list is her neighbor - North Korea. Here there are flagrant violations of human rights, the economic crisis, as a result of which many fall into depression and, as a result, commit suicide. In the country there were recorded cases of family suicide in order to avoid severe punishment under the law of the country.
1. Guyana
Leading in our list is the South American country of Guyana. In general, suicides in Guyana are committed by rural residents, where poverty, alcoholism prevail and free-of-charge drugs for sale are sold. Also here are ritual sacrifices. So, in 1978 for this reason nearly 1000 people were killed.
Apparently, in most countries with a high level of suicide, poverty, unemployment, crisis, corruption, poverty are flourishing. I would like to hope that soon this list will not simply be reduced, but will disappear forever.