10 Incredibly Depressing Facts About Suicide

Suicide does not simply affect just the one person suffering from depression who wants to take their life into their own hands. Instead, suicide will affect every single person who is left behind, including family, friends, and other loved ones who want nothing more than to hold the individual once more in their arms. It is deeply disheartening and sad to read about someone taking their own life, but that is a sad fact of the world we live in. Today, there are more suicides than murders in some cities. Here are ten incredibly depressing facts about suicide.

Teens

Recent studies have revealed that a staggering 1 in 25 teenagers throughout the United States of America will attempt to commit suicide at some point in their young lives. Little is done to prevent this, sadly.

New York City

In the massive metropolis of New York City, more people commit suicide than those who are murdered violently. This is both staggering and shocking, as violent crime is on the rise throughout the city streets.

2x

Within the United States, every single citizen is twice as likely to commit suicide and kill themselves as they are to be murdered by another individual. Someone you know may have tried or may try in the future, sadly.

Global Scale

When it comes to the entire world, around every 40 seconds someone will commit suicide somewhere on the planet. That means by the time it took you to read this, someone has taken their own life.

Golden Gate Bridge

In what can be considered an odd and disturbing fact, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is currently the number one spot in the entire world to commit suicide. In 2013, over forty people jumped to their death off the bridge, and more than 1,600 have done so since the bridge first opened.

Racial Statistics

Besides Native Americans, white people are the most likely to take their own life in some fashion. It is unclear why this is, but the statistics have not lied up to this point.

Jail Time

Within England and Wales, attempted suicide was usually punishable by some form of jail time up until 1961, which is quite recently. In some areas, attempted suicide remains a crime and can be punishable in a court.

Disruption Fee

Throughout Japan, anyone who commits suicide by jumping in front of a moving train chances their family being charged a disruption fee by the train company. This is generally evaluated at the time of the inquiry.

First-Person

Those who spend their lifetime writing and making a career from their words, especially those who write in the first-person, have been known to be more likely to commit suicide. Ernest Hemingway and Sylvia Plath are examples.

Wealth

Despite what many may believe or think, wealthier nations have been known to have a far higher rate of suicide when compared to other, more poorer nations across the world.