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A GLOBAL KILLER

Almost 1 million people die from suicide every year, according to the most recent data from the World Health Organization. The map below shows suicide mortality rates but does not include suicide attempts, which can occur 20 times as often as actual deaths by suicide.

Source: World health organization Credit: Geoatlas/graphi-ogre, Adapted by T. Dubé

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