{"id":21947,"date":"2021-04-28T08:47:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T06:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=21947"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:47:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T06:47:23","slug":"irans-worrying-suicide-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/04\/irans-worrying-suicide-stats\/21947\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Worrying Suicide Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deaths from suicide have become commonplace in Iran, with one recent report by the state-run ROKNA News Agency stating that 84 people committed suicide in Tehran between April 15 and 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While suicide statistics are not routinely or accurately reported by the Ministry of Health, even the figures they do provide indicate that Iran has one of the worst rates in the world. In 2019, Iran had a suicide rate of 125 per 100,000. By comparison, the World Health Organization reported a suicide rate in Europe of 15.4 per 100,000 and in India of 16 per 100,000 for the same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suicide rate shows just how bad things have got in Iran, with most attempts carried out by people under 30 and some aged just 11. In fact, children accounted for 20% of overall suicides in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, things have gotten worse throughout the pandemic <\/a>with the state-run Etemad daily reporting 3,589 deaths from suicide in the period March-November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what are the causes<\/a> for the high level of suicides?<\/p>\n\n\n\n