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In a 2024 WHO report, 73% of reported suicides were in low and middle-income countries. Mental illness and suicide are linked, though many suicides are impulsive and occur due to crisis. Groups subject to discrimination , including refugees , indigenous populations , and LGBT people, experience high suicide rates.
For statistics on preventable ultimate causes, see preventable causes of death. ... Self-harm by firearm: 0.8: 0.11%: −10.3 Self-harm by other specified means: 9.2:
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[229] [232] [233] However, separating intentional suicide attempts from non-suicidal self-harm is not currently done in places like the United States when gathering statistics at the national level. [234] China has one of the highest female suicide rates in the world and is the only country where it is higher than that of men (ratio of 0.9).
Self-harm in childhood is relatively rare, but the rate has been increasing since the 1980s. [14] Self-harm can also occur in the elderly population. [15] The risk of serious injury and suicide is higher in older people who self-harm. [16] Captive animals, such as birds and monkeys, are also known to harm themselves. [17]
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