10 Suicide Facts

Death is to come and there is no escape from it. But to kill one’s own self can be prevented. People kill themselves every day due to many reasons. Sometimes these reasons are not even worth a tear for which people take their own lives for granted. There is no particular reason to commit suicide. The disappointments in life, the incomplete wishes and sometimes even humiliation causes self killing. Somewhere it is forbidden and some where it is performed religiously with proper rules and laws. Let’s see some more facts about suicide.

1. More deaths with suicide

It has been estimated that every year the deaths due to accidents, illness and war etc are less than the deaths happen due to the suicides. This means more people kill themselves than those who die for some genuine reason.

2. Suicide attempts

It is also a fact that if 10 people commit suicide than 100 will attempt to do so daily. The attempts are often failed due to rapid medical treatment or due to less reaction of the drugs used.

3. Drugs

Drugs are one of the biggest causes of suicide. Drugstores take so much of the dose of the drug at one time that they die silently. Too much use of myth and heroine are the very common cases seen worldwide.

4. Male female ration

The suicide ration of males to females is; there are four males’ suicides to each female suicide and there are three female attempts to one male attempt. Means men die more than women.

5. Alcoholism

Alcoholism is dangerous and now classed as a disease. It does not only take away the spirit to live but also its use some times leads to death.

6. Psychological disorders

The psychological disorders are also one reason of the suicide attempts and suicides. People with imbalanced personalities often try to kill themselves.

7. Ignorable events

Sometimes the suicide is committed or attempt is made for so little and ignorable incident that it looks surprising and shocking. Mostly teenagers try to do so because of their girl friends or boyfriends.

8. Failures and disappointments

In today’s fast pace world, nobody is ready to accept his failure and nobody wants to lag behind. When it happens, people get disheartens and take their lives.

9. Suicide records

Those who kill themselves, about 20 to 30 percent of them have record of previous attempts.

10. Youth suicides

Youth suicides are due to their use of drugs and alcohol at very early age. This is sad but true that mostly teenagers are found dead due to the over dose of drug or alcohol.