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Let's not forget that the average age of Foxconn worker is only 23. According to (somewhat dated) WHO, that age group has the lowest suicide rate (http://www.w
by tooltalk 9y ago
Let's not forget that the average age of Foxconn worker is only 23. According to (somewhat dated) WHO, that age group has the lowest suicide rate (http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/chin.pdf http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/chin.pdf)
Number of suicides by age group and gender. CHINA
(mainland, selected rural and urban areas*), 1999.
Age (years) 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ All
Males 83 626 1357 1287 1196 1165 1325 1009 8048
Females 64 915 1937 1351 1186 1017 1273 1045 8788
Total 147 1541 3294 2638 2382 2182 2598 2054 16836
the same age group has the lowest suicide rates in other countries (eg, US) as well.
- fludlight 9y agoYou should look at per capita suicide rates because populations are not distributed evenly by age group. Also, China in 1999 was a very different country so it's difficult to draw conclusions from this dataset about the situation there today.
- tooltalk 9y agoSure, I also accounted for the One-Child policy which started in 1979. It still supports the conclusion that the suicide rate is much lower for that age group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China#/media/File:China_Sex_By_Age_2010_census.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_China#/media/F...
- 123e1daAdfafsdf 9y agoSuicide is an especially sensitive death classification, and I would assume even moreso in a place like China. What is your opinion on the validity of these data?