Vídeo: Número de mortes por suicídio na Europa diminuiu 13% numa década

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the number of deaths by Suicide is falling in the EU in 2021 there are about 47,000 deaths due to suicide in the block according to eurostat the figure represents 0.9% of all deaths reported that year it’s the equivalent of an average of 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people compared with 2011 the number of deaths by Suicide decreased by 13.3% even one suicide is too many so the fact that we have had a decrease of suicide rate by 133% in the EU and of course a slower um um decrease on suicide in the rest of the world however means one thing and one thing only that we should not celebrate but we should take the lessons among EU countries Slovenia registered the highest rate of suicide in 2021 with 19.8 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants it’s followed by Lithuania and Hungary at the opposite end of the scale Cyprus recorded the lowest standardized death rates for suicide with 2.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants it’s just ahead of Greece and Italy despite the slowing rate of suicide gaps in treatment for mental health conditions in Europe remain high Dr leeri says yet Beyond health professionals other stakeholders must be involved in suicide prevention she claims we need all s as strong a collaboration with for instance police we need as strong a collaboration as with Justice and prisons because a number a good number of suicides are taking place in institutions like prisons for instance and we need a good collaboration with schools uh we need a good collaboration with the workplace the employer Market in 2021 the World Health Organization published live life an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries it lists strategies that have proven to be effective in preventing suicide the first one is limiting access to the means of carrying out suicide including guns pesticides and bridges the second is to collaborate with the media for more responsible reporting of suicide a third strategy is to help the population improve its socio emotional skills last but not least another strategy is learning to identify suicidal Behavior early never be shy of talking about suicide with a person that you thing is contemplating to complete a suicide and in that way you gain time and you are probably saving life just because you are talking about their biggest challenge and you’re giving them a chance to take it out of themselves