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جوري
11-16-2012, 02:05 AM
I want a rough figure but I was doing some research when I found this:
30,651 committed suicide in 2011, NPA reports

National Jun. 09, 2012 - 06:22PM JST ( 57 )


TOKYO —
The number of people who took their own lives in Japan in 2011 was 30,651, the 14th consecutive year the figure has exceeded 30,000, the National Police Agency said in a white paper released Friday.
However, the NPA said the figure was down 1,039 from 2010.
The white paper said there was a spike in suicides between April and June following the March 11 disaster, Sankei Shimbun reported. In May last year, 3,375 people killed themselves, more than 20% up on the same month a year earlier.
“The whole of Japanese society was anxious after the disaster, and we suspect that to be a contributing factor,” said an official of the Cabinet Office, adding suicides in May were particularly high among men in their 30s.
Last March’s quake and tsunami, which claimed 19,000 lives and sparked the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a generation, greatly hampered the Japanese economy and led to a surge in corporate bankruptcies. Police said this contributed to an increase in the number of suicides among people who were unable to find new jobs.
The white paper also said that 1,029 students committed suicide in 2011, the first time that the number has surpassed 1,000 since research data started being kept in 1978.
Japan has one of the world’s highest suicide rates, according to the OECD.
Japan Today/AFP

http://www.japantoday.com/category/n...11-npa-reports

I mean 30K in Japan alone.. it is rather frightening
how many do yearly over the globe though is what I'd like to know, if you can find me a rough number I'd appreciate it...

:w:
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جوري
11-16-2012, 02:13 AM
1

Lithuania[2]
54.6 11.6 31.6 2011
2

South Korea[3] (more info)
41.4 21.0 31.2 2010
3

Guyana
39.0 13.4 26.4 2006
4

Kazakhstan
43.0 9.4 25.6 2008
5

Belarus[4][5]
25.3 2010
6

Hungary[6]
37.4 8.5 21.7 2009
7

Japan (more info)[7]
33.5 14.6 23.8 2011
8

Latvia
33.8 4.0 17.5 2009
9

People's Republic of China [8]
(more info)
22.23 2011
10

Slovenia
29.3 3.0 17.2 2010
11

Sri Lanka[9]
21.6 1996
12

Russia[10]
21.4 2011
13

Ukraine
37.8 7.0 21.2 2009
14

Serbia and Montenegro
28.4 11.1 19.5 2006
15

Estonia
20.6 7.3 18.1 2008
16

Switzerland
15.7 6.5 11.1 2007
17

Croatia
24.3 6.6 14.7 2009
18

Belgium[note 1][6]
26.5 9.3 17.6 2009
19

Finland[11]
25.7 8.1 16.8 2010
20

Moldova
30.1 5.6 17.4 2008
21

France
23.5 7.5 15.0 2009
22

Uruguay
26.0 6.3 15.8 2004
23

South Africa[12]
25.3 5.6 15.4 2005
24

Austria
20.9 5.7 12.8 2009
25

Poland
28.0 3.8 15.4 2010
26

Hong Kong
19.0 10.7 14.6 2009
27

Suriname
23.9 4.8 14.4 2005
28

Czech Republic
22.1 4.1 12.8 2010
29

New Zealand[13]
20.3 6.5 13.2 2008
30

Sweden
17.7 7.1 12.3 2009
31

Cuba
19.0 5.5 12.3 2008
32

Bulgaria
18.8 6.2 12.3 2008
33

Romania
21.0 3.5 12.0 2009
34

Norway
17.3 6.5 11.9 2009
35

Denmark
17.5 6.4 11.9 2006
36

Ireland
19.0 4.7 11.8 2009
37

Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3 3.3 11.8 1991
38

United States[14] (more info)
19.2 5.0 12.0 2009
39

Canada
17.3 5.4 11.3 2004
40

Iceland[15]
17.9 4.5 11.3 2009
41

Chile
18.2 4.2 11.1 2007
42

Trinidad and Tobago
17.9 3.8 10.7 2006
43

India (more info)
13.0 7.8 10.5 2009
44

Singapore
12.9 7.7 10.3 2006
45

Slovakia[6]
19.8 1.9 10.3 2009
46

Australia[16]
14.9 4.5 9.7 2009
47

Germany[6]
15.6 4.7 9.9 2009
48

Kyrgyzstan
14.1 3.6 8.8 2009
49

Turkmenistan
13.8 3.5 8.6 1998
50

Netherlands [6]
12.0 5.0 8.5 2009
51

Republic of Macedonia[6]
12.6 3.9 8.0 2009
52

El Salvador
12.9 3.6 8.0 2008
53

Portugal[6]
13.2 3.4 7.9 2008
54

Zimbabwe
10.6 5.2 7.9 1990
55

Luxembourg[6]
13.2 2.9 7.8 2008
56

Thailand
12.0 3.8 7.8 2002
57

Argentina
12.6 3.0 7.7 2008
58

Spain
11.9 3.4 7.6 2008
59

Puerto Rico
13.2 2.0 7.4 2005
60

Ecuador
10.5 3.6 7.1 2009
61

United Kingdom
10.9 3.0 6.9 2009
62

Mauritius
11.8 1.9 6.8 2008
63

Iran[17]
7.6 5.1 6.4 2001
64

Italy
10.0 2.8 6.3 2007
65

Costa Rica
10.2 1.9 6.1 2009
66

Israel[18]
9.9 2.1 5.8 2007
67

Nicaragua
9.0 2.6 5.8 2006
68

Panama
9.0 1.9 5.5 2008
69

Colombia
7.9 2.0 4.9 2007
70

Brazil
7.7 2.0 4.8 2008
71

Uzbekistan
7.0 2.3 4.7 2005
72

Seychelles
8.9 0.0 4.6 2008
73

Georgia
7.1 1.7 4.3 2009
74

Albania[19]
4.7 3.3 4.0 2003
75

Mexico
6.8 1.3 4.0 2008
76

Turkey[20]
5.36 2.50 3.94 2008
77

Bahrain
4.0 3.5 3.8 2006
78

Belize
6.6 0.7 3.7 2008
79

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5.4 1.9 3.7 2008
80

Paraguay
5.1 2.0 3.6 2008
81

Cyprus[6]
5.9 1.3 3.6 2009
82

Guatemala
5.6 1.7 3.6 2008
83

Barbados
7.3 0.0 3.5 2006
84

Greece
6.1 1.0 3.5 2009
85

Malta
5.9 1.0 3.4 2008
86

Venezuela
5.3 1.2 3.2 2007
87

Tajikistan
2.9 2.3 2.6 2001
88

Saint Lucia
4.9 0.0 2.4 2005
89

Dominican Republic
3.9 0.7 2.3 2005
90

Philippines
2.5 1.7 2.1 1993
91

Armenia
2.8 1.1 1.9 2008
92

Kuwait
1.9 1.7 1.8 2009
93

The Bahamas
1.9 0.6 1.2 2005
94

Jordan
0.0 0.0 1.1 2009
95

Peru
1.1 0.6 0.9 2000
96

São Tomé and Príncipe
0.0 1.8 0.9 1987
97

Pakistan [21]
3.4 0.5 0.88 2012
98

Azerbaijan
1.0 0.3 0.6 2007
99

Maldives
0.7 0.0 0.3 2005
100

Jamaica
0.3 0.0 0.1 1990
101

Syria
0.2 0.0 0.1 1985
102

Egypt
0.1 0.0 0.1 2009
103

Grenada
0.0 0.0 0.0 2008
104

Honduras
0.0 0.0 0.0 1978
105

Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.0 0.0 0.0 1995
106

Antigua and Barbuda
0.0 0.0 0.0 1995
107

Haiti
0.0 0.0 0.0 2003



found this table at wiki so I guess now we know.. sob7an Allah- but these are the ones reported I guess it would be much more.
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جوري
11-16-2012, 02:20 AM
It is strange the reasons listed for suicide that I have read, and the programs made to prevent them, is sort of like lip service no? Obviously folks need a solution to the actual problem not a helpline to talk about it.
I was surprised with Kazakhstan being so high up there.. aren't they >70% Muslims.. why such a high suicide rate amongst Muslims?


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CosmicPathos
11-16-2012, 02:59 AM
mental illnessess, somatoform disorders, organic diseases etc etc. Life is not pleasant to endure. some ppl decide that's it.
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جوري
11-16-2012, 03:21 AM
Mental illness is a reason but it's mostly financial and lack of positive and or meaningful relationships!
Notice Muslim majority countries have very low suicide rate so I wonder what makes khazkistan so unique!
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CosmicPathos
11-16-2012, 03:32 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by شَادِنُ
Notice Muslim majority countries have very low suicide rate so I wonder what makes khazkistan so unique!
I would not look much into it. Its low because its a stigma for Muslims to have relative commit suicide and hence is not reported such. Just like how organic diseases are common among humanity regardless of their religion, suicide is supposed to be similar across humanity, regardless of their religion.
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ardianto
11-16-2012, 03:33 AM
In America: I hate myself and I want to die.

In Indonesia: I want to commit suicide but I'm afraid to die.


This is why suicide rate in Indonesia is lower than in America.
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جوري
11-16-2012, 11:16 AM
If suicide is similar then why do we have ranking of countries with highest rates?
Sure many cases go unreported but it's not up to the family but the state to report cause if death at the coroner's office!
Just a thought and the findings do report that most causes are desperation because of a financial situation, failure, bankruptcy or troubling relations!
People who are mentally ill hardly have the capabilities to execute it well of course many do but it's usually a planned process!
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Endymion
11-16-2012, 11:30 AM
Today i watch the news it says 5 people commit suicide in Japan,they belong to the same family :hmm:

I guess one reason is religion.When you are at the peak of disappointment,its your relationship and trust on your God that brings you back,give you hope and courage and encourage you to step forward.
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Independent
11-16-2012, 12:36 PM
I think it's tremendously difficult to compare across countries because of different social factors and because they collect data in such different ways. Within a particular country (eg the UK and Ireland) there are some interesting patterns. The highest rates of suicide are in two professions: farming and medicine. The reason is the same in both cases - access to a convenient method. Farmers often have guns, while medical workers and dentists have access to drugs (and the knowledge of how to use them).

This suggests that for many potential victims, if they could just be helped through their darkest hours, then they might afterwards recover the will to live.
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luvurcreator
11-17-2012, 03:40 AM
wow this is a big number. Imagine these people if they believed in Allah SWT and His mercy and reward for being a believer. We muslims have a lot to do. These people needs dawah, someone to talk to them and let them know about the creator. May Allah forgive us for our shortcomings and make us a source to bring guidance to atleast one person. Only if we knew the benefit of giving dawa.
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