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What else do you expect them to die of? This statistic on its own says very little. It could mean that suicide is rampant, or it could mean that we live in an
by goodcanadian 4y ago
What else do you expect them to die of?
This statistic on its own says very little. It could mean that suicide is rampant, or it could mean that we live in an incredibly safe society with very good health care.
- HL33tibCe7 4y agoThe statistic on its own says very little, but it says a lot when you compare it to the same statistic for young women.
- defrost 4y agoConsistently for almost a century (world war stats altered things) young male suicides rates have been approx 4x that of young women (IIRC). That itself is of note and worth discussion, but in the context of "this is happening here and now!!" it's not anything new, sudden or different.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoDrug overdose, alcoholism, or car crashes
- jb1991 4y agoWell, for example, the leading cause of death of children in the United States is guns. That is certainly not something I would’ve expected, but it’s true. So I guess in this case, it was equally surprising. There are a lot of things that can cause people to die, so it just seemed like an odd one to be at the top.