Citation

Kanwal S, Perveen S, Sumbla Y. J. Pak. Med. Assoc. 2017; 67(10): 1588-1592.

Affiliation

COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal Campus, Pakistan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Pakistan Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

28955079

Abstract

It is considered that people from poor countries get depressed which ultimately leads to suicide. It is estimated that one million people commit suicide every year worldwide. It is considered from statistics that global annual suicide fatalities could rise to 1.5 million by 2020. Economically and culturally the most influential countries of East Asia are China, Japan and South Korea. To find the underlying causes for such a high suicide rate was the basic purpose of this article. We selected 100 suicide research articles as well as World Health Organisation's statistics related to suicide in East Asian countries. Stress and insecurity, whether related to employment or in relationship, are the basic causes which ultimately take an individual to the verge of suicide. Some people also find suicide a mean to get rid of life due to some lethal diseases. Aged persons consider themselves out of life so they adopt suicide. The government has already taken serious steps to minimise the death rate caused by suicide. Stress in education institutions has to be negotiated by taking some steps in education policy. Consistent efforts should be made to cope with this problem.

Language: en

Keywords

Aged, East Asia, OECD, Self-killing, Suicide.