Life is not only about looking beyond but also looking within.Īs William Shakespeare puts it: “God shall be my hope, my stay, my guide and lantern to my feet.” Memory of God fulfills that vacuum of emptiness and provides timelessness of HOPE within. In fact, emptiness of faith causes vacuum of belonging within a man. The data show that suicide rates are higher in wealthier and irreligious countries than those of religious countries. Does religiosity of people truly affect suicide rates? He feels vacuum within and begins to alienate from himself and from his Creator.Īccording to Gallup Polls from 20, the data show that countries that are more religious tend to have lower suicide rates. As success grows, an individual reaches a point of fulfillment. In modern time, right from the birth of a child, a baby is prepared for a goal without consideration of religious values in life. Then why do people in rich countries take the extreme path of killing themselves? Is there any relation between high rates of suicides and rejection of religious beliefs among rich and successful people? Had this been case, all the poor would have ended their life. Who has time for suicide? You’re too busy surviving.” Thus, suicide does not result from poverty. There are few suicides in the poorest countries. In his book on Economics, Professor of Economics at Middlebury College summarized as follows: “Poor people in developing countries survive and often find pleasure in their hard lives. Surprisingly, Africa is not known for its suicides but for its developmental challenges. There are a number of other countries such as Finland, France, China, Japan, South Korea which have high suicide rates despite having high standard of living, good health care, low crime rates and access to modern technology.
In America, those who died by suicide accounted for 1.7 % of country’s registered deaths in 2018, that is, 14.2 deaths by suicide per 100,000. Data suggest that the countries in the developed world have more cases of suicides than those of developing and underdeveloped world.įor example, Denmark and Sweden that consistently score high on measures of happiness and life satisfaction have relatively high suicide rates. More Americans die of suicide than from car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, they are not the only factors that cause suicides. Some suicides also result from financial loss, relationship problems such as breakups, or bullying. The common perception about suicide is that if you are poor, you are more likely to suffer from depression because you have more challenges to face in life.The other factors that cause suicide are autism and alcoholism.
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