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Suicide rates are rising in Nepali

Posted by Rajesh KC September 18, 2014 :


According to the World Health Organisation (WHO)report at least 15 people commit suicide every day in Nepal.The WHO 'Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative' report released last week shows Nepal has the second highest per capita suicide in South Asia after Sri Lanka. "This is in terms of the number of people taking their own lives in proportion to its population," said the report. A total of 5,572 people made up of 2,468 women committed suicide in Nepal in 2012.

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