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10 September: World Suicide Prevention Day 2021 Theme, Details, Statistics
World Suicide Prevention Day 10th September 2021 Theme, Worldwide Statistics
This year, the theme of world suicide prevention day is “Creating Hope Through Action”, it will be a good message which inspires people to emerge from troubles and work together on this hard matter.
This theme has been adopted to emphasize the fact that suicide occurs in all ages, and that suicide prevention and intervention strategies may be adopted to meet the needs of different age groups. There is a common misperception that suicide occurs mostly among the young.
World suicide prevention day on September 10th is an annual event sponsored by the International Association for suicide prevention (IASP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH).
The following suicide statistics are noteworthy:-
- Each year, approximately one million people die by suicide.
- Suicide is a major public health problem in many countries.
- Suicide is responsible for about 3% of all deaths worldwide.
- In China, Sweden, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, suicide is the leading cause of death among very young adolescents.
