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"The suicide rate in Singapore is rising at an unprecedented rate of 29% a year. With people between the age of 20-29, the increase is a horrifying 80%." The a
by fvrghl 13y ago
"The suicide rate in Singapore is rising at an unprecedented rate of 29% a year. With people between the age of 20-29, the increase is a horrifying 80%."
The author said that it is rising rapidly, not that it is currently high.
- forktheif 13y agoYup, I did read the article. But thanks for the recap
- VMG 13y agoIndeed. In a few decades the suicide rate will be 200%.
- jpatokal 13y ago{{citation needed}} for both those figures. Sure, Singapore's education system is pretty brutal, but it's nowhere near as hardcore as (say) South Korea or China.
- Graham24 13y agoyeah, whenever I see a stat like 'such-and-such has risen by x%!' and it does not give the absolute figures, I always assume the author is trying to exaggerate and mislead (not that I'm saying this one is).