Suicide is a difficult and sensitive topic but one which must be addressed if we are to reduce the number of suicides recorded all round the world. What makes it all the more complex is the reasons cannot be fully understood owing to the nature of death by suicide. Nonetheless, we can try to understand the potential contributing factors. Statistics reveal that women are three times more likely to attempt suicide, but men are three times more likely to die from suicide. What's more, 62% of women who are successful at suicide have made a previous attempt, whereas 62% of men who die from suicide have not attempted suicide before. Worth noting is the fact that women tend to have higher rates of depression diagnosis. In 2016, there were 793,000 deaths by suicide worldwide, and majority were men. Why then do men commit more than women? Why the gender gap? The factors addressed below try to point out the raison d'être for the "gender paradox of suicidal behavior"...
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