I feel like everyone posting the link to that article needs to also post this quote from it in their comment. > The WHO statistics are based on the official re

I feel like everyone posting the link to that article needs to also post this quote from it in their comment. > The WHO statistics are based on the official reports from each respective country, therefore are no more accurate than the record-keeping in the specific country, and revisions (updates) are usually performed as well. > In much of the world, suicide is stigmatized and condemned for religious or cultural reasons. In some countries, suicidal behaviour is a criminal offence punishable by law. Suicide is therefore often a secretive act surrounded by taboo, and may be unrecognized, misclassified or deliberately hidden in official records of death.[3] It is very hard to compare rates of suicide across countries.