Half of Violent Deaths are Suicides
1.6 million people a year die violent deaths every year around the world, and half of these are suicides, according to the World Health Organization. One third of the violent deaths are homicides and 20% are victims of war. Violence is the leading cause of death in people from the mid-teens to middle age. Eastern European people have the highest suicide rate, while Latin America and parts of Asia have the lowest. “The most shocking thing is how big the problem is regardless of country, region or religion. Violence is unacceptably high in all countries,” says WHO?s Etienne Krug.
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