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1/ GLOBAL Suicidology 2020
World-first data!
Every nation so far that has reported its suicide rates for 2020, compared to previous years. No change since 2019 (but down from 2017).
Despite a global pandemic, no current evidence suggests a 2020 rise in suicides.
World-first data!
Every nation so far that has reported its suicide rates for 2020, compared to previous years. No change since 2019 (but down from 2017).
Despite a global pandemic, no current evidence suggests a 2020 rise in suicides.
2/ There are VERY IMPORTANT NOTES to this data. If you do not understand these notes, you will not understand this data, and you should not analyse it AT ALL except "there is no evidence to suggest an increase in suicides in 2020." That's it for you!
3/ First, it is crucial to not compare between nations, because different agencies, reporting structures, and cultural factors will influence reported suicide rates. Malawi's 1.4/100k is not comparable to Canada's 12.3/100k. At all. Don't do it.
4/ Second, this is a SMALL FRACTION of the world. Globally there are about 750,000 suicides every year. This scan has captured ~59,000 of them. That's 8%. There is a LOT still out there we don't know. This is not a prediction. NOT A PREDICTION.
5/ Third, absolute rate matters. Malawi, for example, is up 48%, but its 1.0 per 100,000 has gone to 1.4 per 100,000. 48% is very deceptive with low rates like this. Rates <4 per 100,000 were greyed for this reason.
6/ So, with those caveats, again, THERE IS NO CURRENT EVIDENCE OF A GLOBAL "TSUNAMI" OF SUICIDES.
That's it. If you have a nation's rate officially published somewhere, please update me: [email protected]
That's it. If you have a nation's rate officially published somewhere, please update me: [email protected]
7/ The data sources and sheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DEJzJoiAdNkxT0MDylcE7S5m7iHlcQwHPNBHhhaPpuo/edit?usp=sharing
