Suicide in the Bahamas (2000-2013)

Authors

  • David Allen

  • Keva Bethell

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Abstract

The occurrence of suicide and suicidal attempts in the Bahamas should be a major public health concern In the past decade there has been a fluctuating trend in the number of suicides For instance there were six suicides that occurred in 2011 eleven 11 in 2012 and six in 2013 In regards to suicidal attempts there were 207 people admitted to the government mental health facilities for attempting suicide in 2010 In 2011 there were 194 persons admitted and in 2012 there were 250 persons admitted for suicidal attempts Figures 1 and 2 To understand whether this is a developing trend in our country we need to collect accurate data for the next three years The occurrence of suicide is not just a concern in the Bahamas Suicide is now the tenth leading cause of death in the United States Drexler 2013 There are now more deaths from suicides than car accidents Parker-Pope 2013 In its first report on suicide the World Health Organization WHO advised that one person commits suicide every 40 seconds In fact each year suicides account for 800 000 of the 1 5 million violent deaths Guyana North and South Korea have the highest suicide rates 44 2 38 5 and 28 9 respectively The UN proposes to cut the national suicide rates by 10 by 2020 Organization 2014

How to Cite

David Allen, & Keva Bethell. (2014). Suicide in the Bahamas (2000-2013). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(A9), 27–34. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1205

Suicide in the Bahamas (2000-2013)

Published

2014-05-15