World Health Organisation website
Every year, more than 800,000 people die from suicide; this roughly corresponds to one death every 40 seconds.
Suicide is among the three leading causes of death among those aged 15-44 years in some countries, and the second leading cause of death in the 10-24 years age group; these figures do not include suicide attempts which can be many times more frequent than suicide (10, 20, or more times according to some studies).
Suicide worldwide was estimated to represent 1.3% of the total global burden of disease in 2004.
Mental disorders (particularly depression and alcohol use disorders) are a major risk factor for suicide in Europe and North America;
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however, in Asian countries impulsiveness plays an important role. Suicide is complex with psychological, social, biological, cultural and environmental factors involved.
To totally deny the possibility of one of the pilots doing this, denies that they are human beings. If close family members or friends or workmates could see the total depression or anxiety of a suicidal person many of course would be stopped from doing it. But these people keep it secret to themselves and are successful at completing what they feel they must do for themselves.
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