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As in they attempt suicide more often, but have lower rates of success.
by sdinsn 7y ago
As in they attempt suicide more often, but have lower rates of success.
- Mikeb85 7y agoI'm implying that some of the attempts may be half-hearted. The US has more than 1 gun for every person in the country. The fact anyone survives a suicide attempt means that perhaps they didn't really want to die?
- sdinsn 7y agoWomen are much less likely to own guns.
- Mikeb85 7y agoAre they less likely to live in households where there are guns? Men are what, 10x more successful in suicide attempts? It's quite the discrepancy.
- sdinsn 7y agoMale gun ownership is 62% while female is 22%. Male suicide rate is somewhere between 3 to 5 times higher than female suicide rate in the US. Globally, males are ~2x more likely. Note that women are also ~20% more likely to see health professionals.
- scarmig 7y agoEven in the UK, where guns are a rare instrument of suicide, men kill themselves 3-4x as often as women.