Suicide in Kazakhstan

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Suicide in Kazakhstan is a common cause of unnatural death in the country and a long term social issue. According to the 2011 report of World Health Organization, of all the people reported dead due to suicide worldwide every year, 3.23% belong to Kazakhstan.^[1] Suicide of teenage and young age people is a big issue in the country.^[2]

Statistics

The country has highest number of recorded suicides among girls aged 15 to 19, and for boys, it is the second highest after Russia. A UNICEF report of 2009 shows, between 1999 and 2008 the number of suicides among young people of the country increased by 23%.^[2]

According to Raisa Sher, head of the country's education ministry's child protection committee, there are several factors behind such high rates of suicide among people of a young age, such as:^[2]

Getting bullied in schools
Absence or loss of values
Falling standards of social behavior
Exposure of minors to violent images on television

Number of suicides by age group and gender. Kazakhstan, 2008
Age (years)	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	All
Males	66	657	860	656	522	240	143	86	3241
Females	19	239	152	120	97	52	41	47	768
Total	85	896	1012	776	619	292	184	133	4009
Source: World Health Organization^[3]

References

↑ "Suicide rate". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
1 2 3 "Kazakhstan: Concerns Over Adolescent Suicides". UNHCR. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ "Suicide rates (per 100,000), by gender, Kazakhstan, 1981-2008." (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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