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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