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In Japan, men commit suicide at roughly twice the rate of women. The age group with the highest rate of suicide was 50-59. I can't find good data, but lonelines
by munificent 2y ago
In Japan, men commit suicide at roughly twice the rate of women. The age group with the highest rate of suicide was 50-59. I can't find good data, but loneliness and not feeling valued by a community is very likely a significant contributor here.
Women are important but if the problem you're trying to solve is deaths of despair, then focusing on men makes sense.
- steve_adams_86 2y agoSuicide among men is ~4x higher in Canada and the USA in some demographics, too. In some cases, such as men 80+, the rate is 6.5x higher in Canada. This is crazy sad. It doesn't mean other things affecting women aren't sad. It just means this is sad.
- amrocha 2y agoExcept that’s not in any way their motivation, so this is a completely unrelated comment.
- munificent 2y agoFrom the article: "We wanted to strengthen the connection between the children and the older generations in the community. There are so many amazing people here. I thought it was such a shame that no one knew about them." Older people being forgotten and unknown seems relevant to me.
- amrocha 2y agoStop assuming. Strengthening connections doesn’t mean old men are killing themselves.
- akimbostrawman 2y agoThat isn't even only Japan. On a global scale men are 1.7 times more likely, in the US 3.6 times, Europe 4.0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_differences_in_suicide https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_differences_in_suicid... There are so few resources about the topic for men compared to women that comlaining about it is just sad.
- oulipo 2y ago[flagged]