SINGAPORE: Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26% last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the “unseen mental distress” in the city state, according to a local NGO.
The suicide rates among young people aged 10-29 and elderly people aged 70-79 were particularly concerning, the prevention centre Samaritans of Singapore said in its annual press release containing statistics on the issue.A total of 476 individuals killed themselves in 2022, “the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000”, up from 378 the year before, the SOS release said.
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