Lifeline for the suicidal
THE World HealthOrganisation, WHO, while commemorating this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, released some staggering statistics on records of suicide across the globe. In the data revealed by WHO, at least one person dies worldwide from suicide every 40 seconds. Globally, apart from road injury, which is the number one cause of death, WHO reported that suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15-29, saying about 800,000 people die yearly due to suicide. According to WHO, for every death by suicide, 20 to 25 more people have attempted it.