Suicide

Much can be done to prevent suicide. WHO recommends four key interventions which have proven to be effective:

Close to 800 000 people die by suicide every year. Furthermore, for each suicide, there are more than 20 suicide attempts.

Suicides and suicide attempts have a ripple effect that impacts on families, friends, colleagues, communities and societies.

Suicides are preventable. Much can be done to prevent suicide at individual, community and national levels. 

What you can do

Close to 800 000 people die by suicide every year; that’s one person every 40 seconds. Suicide occurs throughout life. It is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds globally. 

Suicide occurs in all regions of the world. In fact, 79% of global suicides happen in low- and middle-income countries.