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I'm specifically talking about teen suicide rates, not whole-population suicide stats. Additionally, your stereotyping of the rest of the world as self-importa

• oddx 11y ago
  Do you have any stats for this claim? I found only this link and look like rate isn't really high http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1414751/table/T1/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1414751/table/T1... >Suicide numbers and rates per 100,000 young persons aged 15-19 - Canada 10.8, Singapore 8.5, USA 8.0
  • hellofunk 11y ago
    I've seen that before as well, but it is based on real old data. Many of the numbers are from over a decade ago. My claim for this statement is a bit less formal; within Singapore, where I lived, it is common word-of-mouth that the teen suicide rate needs serious attention, and they often say there that it is much worse than in most other places. But I can't point you to a specific study. Also, regarding formal stats: Singaporeans are (rightly so) quite skeptical of any official figures released by the government. Singapore's leaders tend to keep private any stats that are unfavorable (much of the recent haze-related details the last couple of years were promptly removed from public media if they were too critical; and if anyone there writes articles, even on a personal blog, that are critical of the culture, its policies, or raise serious questions, they often get severely fined or imprisoned).