TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world · edit-2 8 days ago

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

cloudless@piefed.social · 8 days ago

I don’t trust most statistics coming out of China.

https://www.newsweek.com/china-hiding-population-secret-1926834

China has long been over-reporting its population, over 100 million people fewer than officially claimed, a Chinese scientist told Newsweek, a claim met with strong resistance from demography circles.

FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 days ago

You have a good point. But why cite newsweek which are a shit tier source?

cloudless@piefed.social · 8 days ago

I did a quick search and it was on the top of the results.

Could you please suggest better sources?

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 8 days ago

Any credible publication?

CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world · 8 days ago

My source is from “Why People Die By Suicide” by Joiner.

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

Suicide Data and Statistics