TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world · edit-2 1 hour ago

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

cloudless@piefed.social · 6 hours ago

I don’t trust most statistics coming out of China.

https://www.newsweek.com/china-hiding-population-secret-1926834

China has long been over-reporting its population, over 100 million people fewer than officially claimed, a Chinese scientist told Newsweek, a claim met with strong resistance from demography circles.

FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 hour ago

You have a good point. But why cite newsweek which are a shit tier source?

cloudless@piefed.social · 43 minutes ago

I did a quick search and it was on the top of the results.

Could you please suggest better sources?

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

TIL men are approximately four times more likely than women to die by suicide in Western countries; whilst in China, roughly as many men as women die by suicide.

Suicide Data and Statistics