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Wow. Males are triple the rate of females.

• masonic 7y ago
  Females attempt more, males succeed more.
• read_if_gay_ 7y ago
  That’s similar for adults. If you look at the number of suicide attempts the difference diminishes however. A possible reason for this is guys tend to use methods of suicide that have low rates of failure (eg guns) while women tend to use methods that leave open a window where you can be saved (eg pills). Why that is I don’t know but I suppose women on average have a more social nature and don’t want to leave behind a huge physical mess for others to clean up, but that’s pure speculation on my side
  • belorn 7y ago
    When it comes to teens, suicide by guns has dropped significant while the difference in deaths between girls and boys has increased. Looking at statistics and research here in Sweden where gun ownership by families with children is rather low, the explanation is more focused on difference in how depression express itself different in boys compared to girls and how adults in the near environment respond to that, difference in the rate that boys reach out to adults for help, and alcohol as self-medication.
  • nocitrek 7y ago
    Same like with everything else in life. They cannot get the job done.