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Richard saves uman lives, part 1: suicide.
The Economist reports in Such a waste that

In 1998, the last year for which government data are available, suicide was the third commonest cause of death for young Americans, after accidents and murder. More adolescents and young adults killed themselves than died from all the next seven main causes of death.

In an earlier posting I gave the stats for all Canadians.

In general, what kills people:
- smoking (tobacco)
- suicide (sadness, solitude)
- cars (drinking or not thinking)
- drinking (alcohol)

I always thought, hey, as long as I don't smoke, don't drive, and don't drink, I'm safe.
But solitude can kill too.

The American stats are somewhat different from the rest of the world, always, for two reason: guns and ghettos. What in the rest of the world would be attempted murder, attempted suicide, and an accident requiring stiches turns in the US through the magic of guns into murder, suicide, and accidental death. As well, violence and death statistics from the inner city distort the overall numbers. posted by Richard at 07:37 / permalink (post) | permalink (numeric)