Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high
Prevention centre Samaritans of Singapore says suicide rates among young people aged 10-29 and elderly people aged 70-79 in the city-state are particularly concerning. – EPA pic, July 1, 2023.
SUICIDES in Singapore rose nearly 26% last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the “unseen mental distress” in the city-state, according to a local civil society group. The suicide rates among young people aged 10-29 and elderly people aged 70-79 were particularly concerning, the prevention centre Samaritans of Singapore said in its annual press release containing statistics on the issue.
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