"it would be quite easy to note suicide is almost twice as common in china vs the united states" What is your source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sov

"it would be quite easy to note suicide is almost twice as common in china vs the united states" What is your source? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_suicide_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_su... has US at 12.6 per 100000 and 8.5 for China, with the world average being 10.7. What stands out about China is the much higher ratio of female to male suicides.