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[–]ZvezdaRussian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why Lithuania and Hungary so high? And also I think if seperated UK scotland would have high suicide rate.

[–]neomarxist_bullshitCzech[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The highest rate was registered in Lithuania (26 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants), followed by Slovenia (20), Latvia (18). The rate in Estonia was similar to that of Hungary.

https://bbj.hu/politics/foreign-affairs/eu/suicide-rate-in-hungary-among-highest-in-eu (2020)

Seems like they all have some issues up there.

In 1990s, after the fall of communism, Lithuania experienced dramatic social and economic changes. Earlier studies attributed high suicide rate to effects of these major transformations in the society, harsh economic conditions, declining living conditions, alcoholism as well as lack of psychological and psychiatric services.[1][5][6] More recent studies suggest that the causes might be more complex.

According to Onutė Davidonienė, the director of the State Mental Health Center, there are psychological and economic reasons behind the high suicide rate, including: economic recessions, alcoholism, lack of tolerance in the society, bullying.[7]

Kalėdienė et al noted that the suicide rate is significantly higher amongst less educated and especially rural populations.[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Lithuania

[–]ZvezdaRussian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But Latvia and Estonia are very similar countries yet are not as bad? Cannot just be post-communism depression has to be something else I think