The suicide rate has decreased by a total of almost 30 percent over the past three decades. This stems from an extensive international study published on Monday in Nature Mental Health. TASR took over the report from DPA.
The study was led by two researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the Kyung Hee University in Seoul. InThe editions analyzed data from the World Health Organization (WHO) from 102 countries and found that the average level of 10.33 suicide per 100,000 inhabitants in 1990 fell to 7.24 in 2021. Thus, they recorded a decline of 29.9 percent.
The decline was the most significant in high -income countries, where suicide levels decreased by 32.1 percent. In countries with low and moderate incomes, they recorded a decrease of 27.3 percent.
The study pointed out responsible media intelligence in Europe and efforts to strengthen the social and emotional skills of young people, which described as factors contributing to reducing the number of suicides. Experts also emphasized better approach to psychiatric and psychosocial care, reducing stigmatization of mental illness and preventive programs as important factors of declining trend.
However, the researchers have warned that Statistics may be distorted as suicide definitions may vary in countries. They also added that data from some regions may also be distorted as a result of stigmatization, religion or criminalization of suicide.
Scientists assume that By 2050, the global number of suicide could be further reduced to approximately 6.49 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
