It has been estimated by the World Health Organization that every 40 seconds someone commits suicide. Furthermore, it is also estimated that over one million people take their own lives per year. Based on current global trends, the number of those who commit suicide is expected to exceed one and a half million people within the next six years. An alarming trend to say the least, and one with so many different factors, yet still so few answers. While many factors pertaining to why one contemplates and commits suicide are well established, such as mental illness and substance abuse, others, such as economic hardship, are now more firmly entering into the conversation as wholly legitimate reasons, independent of mental illness, for suicide. With the economic crisis devastating economies in the past five years, suicide rates have been on the rise with many finding themselves either so hopeless due to abject poverty, or humiliated by their inability to support themselves and their family, that they resort to taking their own lives. Insidermonkey experts made a list of top 10 most suicidal countries in the world.
Suicide involves acts by which a person takes his life away from himself, guided by a desire to kill himself, and conscious of the consequences of his decision. It implies, therefore, that the perpetrator was a healthy psyche, calculated according to the legal concept of accountability, that is, he understands the significance of his act and government by his actions. According to the latest research, only 28 countries have a national suicide prevention strategy. 10 biggest countries where suicide is illegal are (surprisingly) Syria, North Korea, Yemen, Ghana, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Each one of them has a strict law against attempting suicide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide and, depending on the country, the one that tries and fails in committing suicide will be facing either jail or a fine penalty. In case they succeed in their intention, the laws say that their families will suffer their death and be punished. Only the time will show whether this is the efficient way of shutting down lives. You can also check our list of 10 Countries with the Highest Youth Suicide Rates in the World.
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