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Suicide amongst young people has increased greatly in
the past 25 years in the US( young men and women 15-24)
Women and suicide has increased the least with 250
percent, men has soared to over 300 percent. The US is now
ranked the highest in the world for suicide.

Until recently suicide amongst the young men and
women accounted for less than 5 percent of suicide. It has
increased with the increase in population of youth. Young
men 15-24 now account for more than 20 percent of the male
suicides. Young women are responsible for 14 percent of
women suicides. So approximately 7,000 women commit
suicide a year and males are up to 20,000 suicides, yearly.

Even though youth suicides get the most attention,
people believe suicide amongst the older people does not
happen. But, reality check, it does. A considerable amount
of suicides are done by older people seeking to end a life of
pain. people aged 50 and older make up almost 39 percent
of the yearly suicide......

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