Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to MapPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoMale to female suicide ratio by countrysh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareManucode@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoConsidering various social taboos around suicide, I’m not sure how reliable such data is.
minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoCould you elaborate on what angle you’re coming from? It’s a trend on worldwide scale, social taboos can hardly be a reason for much inaccuracy.
minus-squareManucode@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’m not talking about the general trend of more men committing suicide than women. I just think that the specific ratios for different countries might not be that accurate.
minus-squareGluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoCounting corpses is pretty reliable, objective data.
minus-squareManucode@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoProvided the cause of death gets reported truthfully
Considering various social taboos around suicide, I’m not sure how reliable such data is.
Could you elaborate on what angle you’re coming from? It’s a trend on worldwide scale, social taboos can hardly be a reason for much inaccuracy.
I’m not talking about the general trend of more men committing suicide than women. I just think that the specific ratios for different countries might not be that accurate.
Counting corpses is pretty reliable, objective data.
Provided the cause of death gets reported truthfully