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minus-squareSaapas@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoCompared to who? US has a higher rate than we do I know people often joke about the suicides weeding out unhappy ones but it’s not common enough to make a difference, even if we had a higher suicide rate.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoCompared to roughly 140 other countries. The US has a very high suicide rate, they’re a huge outlier because of gun ownership. It’s not even the fault of the culture either, it’s mostly due to the darkness throughout the winter.
Compared to who? US has a higher rate than we do
I know people often joke about the suicides weeding out unhappy ones but it’s not common enough to make a difference, even if we had a higher suicide rate.
Compared to roughly 140 other countries. The US has a very high suicide rate, they’re a huge outlier because of gun ownership.
It’s not even the fault of the culture either, it’s mostly due to the darkness throughout the winter.