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September 10, 2019
Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention day, recognized on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for family, friends and colleagues,” yet many more suicides can be prevented.
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Dr Ghebreyesus also stated that all countries shouldincorporate proven suicide prevention strategies into national health andeducation programmes in a sustainable way.
Since WHO’s first report on the issue was filed in2014, the number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies hasincreased, and now stands at 38. However, this participation is still far toofew and governments need to commit to establishing them.
Close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year,and for each death, there are more than 20 suicide attempts. Every year,suicide accounts for more deaths than war and homicide combined, and is thesecond leading cause of death among those aged 15-29, behind road injury, thehealth agency reports.
Globally, 79 per cent of suicides occur in low- andmiddle-income countries, however high-income countries have the highest ratesof suicide. Incidents are three times higher among men than women in wealthiercountries, while these rates are more equal in poorer nations.