Suicide is not just on a national level issue. Suicide occurs in many ethnicities, different countries, different types of people, etc. According to an on online article named Director’s Blog: suicide: a Global Issue, it states that “suicide-related behaviors affect all ages, nationalities, economic levels, and cultures.” Just like I had stated it before. Suicide is not something that occurs only to one ethnicity or one place in the world. Suicide happens throughout the entire world and to different type of people for many different reasons. It also states how “Globally, suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15- to 29-year-olds.” Suicide is always the most common between late adolescence (16-19 years old) and early adulthood (20-39 years old) due to psychological cognitive reasons. Those cognitive issues that they may have are that they did not develop their moral reasoning or they perceive the world in a different way. At these ages people are going through a growth spurt both mentally and physically. I say that because most of these adolescents are getting ready to graduate high school and begin the real world, they need to accommodate themselves to not living with their parents and doing much on their own. They may get overwhelmed with the intensity of the real world and how things were not as easy as they once were. In the year 2012, “75% of global suicide occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Suicide accounted for 1.4% of all deaths worldwide, making it the 15th leading cause of death in 2012.” This shows how suicide occurs globally in places people don’t have much and their only option is to kill themselves.
Suicide is interconnected to other global issues because suicide occurs due to having lower resources and living in an unsafe place unlike other people who have it all. For example in an online article named Current Issues in Youth Suicide it states that “suicide is the leading cause of death in Asian countries, whereas it is about the third or fourth cause of death in Western countries (WHO, 2010). This difference may be due to the use of more lethal suicide methods in Asia.” The countries that are not as rich are not as sanitary as those that are. In Western countries suicide for this reason won’t occur as often or might occur for the same reason it will occur in Asia. The ways they commit suicide are different in different countries, “In Asian countries the suicide means chosen are more lethal in nature, such as jumping and poisoning via pesticide and charcoal burning. In Western countries, firearms are the most common means of suicide.” They commit suicide with whatever it is that they are exposed too. This is connected to the availability of resources people are able to get. Those who don’t have as much money won’t be able to afford the things those that have some do. Also, those who don’t have much money won’t be able to seek for help and those with money will be and potentially can save themselves.
Suicide is interconnected to other global issues because suicide occurs due to having lower resources and living in an unsafe place unlike other people who have it all. For example in an online article named Current Issues in Youth Suicide it states that “suicide is the leading cause of death in Asian countries, whereas it is about the third or fourth cause of death in Western countries (WHO, 2010). This difference may be due to the use of more lethal suicide methods in Asia.” The countries that are not as rich are not as sanitary as those that are. In Western countries suicide for this reason won’t occur as often or might occur for the same reason it will occur in Asia. The ways they commit suicide are different in different countries, “In Asian countries the suicide means chosen are more lethal in nature, such as jumping and poisoning via pesticide and charcoal burning. In Western countries, firearms are the most common means of suicide.” They commit suicide with whatever it is that they are exposed too. This is connected to the availability of resources people are able to get. Those who don’t have as much money won’t be able to afford the things those that have some do. Also, those who don’t have much money won’t be able to seek for help and those with money will be and potentially can save themselves.