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> I would like to see how the numbers stack up to other countries that have a better work life balance. The numbers are similar, because this article has chose
by DanBC 7y ago
> I would like to see how the numbers stack up to other countries that have a better work life balance.
The numbers are similar, because this article has chosen to use a misleading presentation of the data.
The rate is high. But the numbers of people dying by suicide over the age of 85 is very small. The reason the rate is so high is because there are so few people over the age 85.
Of course, any death is a tragedy, and most suicide is preventable, especially in groups who are in close contact with health care providers, and so we should be working to prevent suicides in this group.
But if you look at the actual numbers you'll see many more thousands of people in the younger ages dying by suicide.