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  • Chimp9

    While Covid is a very serious problem, more people under 50 have died of suicide in Spain than Covid in 2020.

    https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y…


    • I was really surprised by this data.Chimp
    • Paywall.palimpsest
    • Impossibru,....must be covid.ApeRobot
    • same in japan.shapesalad
    • Prozac mandates.palimpsest
    • @Palimpsesr Here is another article. Although I couldn't find another one comparing Covid. https://www.diariosu…Chimp
    • 11 every day, one every 2 and a quarter hours...Miesfan
    • Yeah it's a crazy amount and has significantly risen since the lockdown and restrictions kicked in.Chimp
    • COVID impacting economic circumstances, no money to pay mortgages being the leading cause of suicides in Spain.PioneerDJ303
    • The lockdown was particularly harsh here. My friend was fined 600€ for taking a different route home from the supermarket.Chimp
    • Ok, but COVID!!!!!ApeRobot
    • Isn't there a higher rate of people in europe that take psych meds?pinkfloyd
    • Wonder what % increase in suicide rate compared to pre-covid.monospaced
    • @mono it’s the worst year on record. Up 7.4% on the previous year. https://gacetamedica…Chimp
    • but remember, the grandma got to live!!!pr2
    • What is the most popular way to kill yourself in Spain? By gun, knife, drug OD, jumping. None of the articles explain the cause of death.utopian
    • Eating too many tapas I think.Chimp
    • Utopian, here https://psiquiatria.…Miesfan
    • More people die from suicide, globally, than from any war, conflict or terrorism. We're killing ourselves more than each other.Ianbolton
    • Sad times though huh?Ianbolton
    • Sad times with happy photos.Chimp
    • ^OBBTKN
    • My 19 yo daugther, just told me that an known boy who was a year older than her has committed suicide today... 20 yo!!OBBTKN
    • That's so sad. It puts the pandemic into perspective.Chimp

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