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Globally, death by suicide occurred about 1.8 times more often among males than among females in 2008, and 1.7 times in 2015. [6] [7] [8] In the Western world, males die by suicide three to four times more often than do females. [6] [9] This greater male frequency is increased in those over the age of 65. [10]
[21] [75] Comparatively, non-suicidal people hospitalized for affective disorders have a 4% lifetime risk of suicide. [75] Half of all people who die by suicide may have major depressive disorder; having this or one of the other mood disorders such as bipolar disorder increases the risk of suicide 20-fold. [76]
Hispanic students in grades 9–12 have the following percentages: having seriously considered attempting suicide (18.9%), having made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (15.7%), having attempted suicide (11.3%), and having made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that required medical attention (4.1% ...
Most people who have suicidal thoughts do not go on to make suicide attempts, but suicidal thoughts are considered a risk factor. [5] During 2008–09, an estimated 8.3 million adults aged 18 and over in the United States, or 3.7% of the adult U.S. population, reported having suicidal thoughts in the previous year, while an estimated 2.2 ...
Top causes of death, according to the World Health Organization report for the calendar year 2001: [6] Causes of death in developing countries. Number of deaths. Causes of death in developed countries. Number of deaths. HIV-AIDS. 2,678,000. Ischaemic heart disease. 3,512,000.
The number of deaths from suicide in bipolar disorder is between 18 and 25 times higher than would be expected in similarly aged people without bipolar disorder. [177] The lifetime risk of suicide is much higher in those with bipolar disorder, with an estimated 34% of people attempting suicide and 15–20% dying by suicide.
People under 15 years of age made up over a quarter of the world population (25.18%), and people age 65 and over made up nearly ten percent (9.69%) in 2021. The world population more than tripled during the 20th century from about 1.65 billion in 1900 to 5.97 billion in 1999.
The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 PPPs. This means that anyone living on less than $2.15 a day is considered to be living in extreme poverty. About 648 million people globally were in this situation in 2019.