1 Every 2 Hours

[Guest]

Hardly a month goes by without hearing of yet another farang jumping from a building in Pattaya, and making the news.

 

But nearly 4000 Thai's in 2013 took their own lives too.

 

http://englishnews.t...4000-last-year/

 

One Thai person takes own life in every two hours last year, the Ministry of Public Health’s study of suicide statistics in Thailand revealed today.

 

Mental Health department director-general Dr Jessada Chokdamrongsuk said that statistics revealed more than 3,900 Thais committed suicide in 2013.

 

This showed that 328 people took their lives per month or one in every two hours, he said.

He said that Lamphun province had the highest number of recorded cases, while the lowest recorded number was Pattani province.

Hanging has been found to be the most common method of suicide in Thailand, followed by pesticide poisoning and the use of a gun, he said.

 

The study found that those who have committed suicide had problems with communication, family relationships, economics or chronic illnesses, while alcohol consumption multiplied the chance of self destruction, by a factor of 2.4.

 

In order to dissuade anyone from committing suicide, Dr. Jessada said that boosting social bonds or family relationships through genuine affection is the best approach.

[cavanami]

Check out the top 15 countries...Thailand is 28, USA #40.

Reference:

#40 USA

 

#28 Thailand

 

#188 Malaysia

 

http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/suicide/by-country/

 

http://www.businessi...es-2010-10?op=1

 

#15 Belgium

 

#14 Finland

 

#13 Serbia

 

#12 Latvia

 

#11 Estonia

 

#10 Slovenia

 

#9 Republic of Korea (South Korea)

 

#8 Guyana

 

#7 Japan

 

#6 Hungary

 

#5 Kazakhstan

 

#4 Sri Lanka

 

#3 Russian Federation

 

#2 Lithuania

 

#1 Belarus

[BelgianBoy]

it was just on the news last night here in Belgium, one of the highest in Europe

 

mostly men between 45 and 59 years old.....wonder why ?

 

BB

[Guest]

It does make you wonder what dispair these people are going through to even consider taking one's own life. The last one I heard was a young farang that jumped to his death in Pattaya because he ran out of money, surely there must have been alternative courses of action rather than him take his own life.

[cavanami]

The Thai TV news had a video of a farang hanging on the edge of a hotel/condo in Pattaya, finally jumping and killing himself.

 

It was said he ran out of money

[Coss]

You'd think there were other ways of dealing with a mini bar bill...

[bust]

One Thai person takes own life in every two hours last year, the Ministry of Public Health’s study of suicide statistics in Thailand revealed today.

 

 

According to that statement that's a lot

[Mekong]

According to that statement that is 30,660 people took their own life in Thailand last year not 4000

 

Wanna recalculate Bust?

 

30,660 / 365 = 84 per day or 3.5 per hour, out by a factor of 7

[bust]

Wanna recalculate Bust?

 

30,660 / 365 = 84 per day or 3.5 per hour, out by a factor of 7

 

 

Oh the shame.....5555