In the primary six months of 2022, suicide additionally remained the main exterior reason for demise, with 2,015 deaths, 5.1% greater than in the identical interval of the earlier 12 months. Suicide is the main exterior reason for demise in Spain as a result of forward of site visitors accidents or drowning It has been the main exterior reason for demise since 2008
Death by suicide has as soon as once more been the primary reason for unnatural demise in Spain, and the second reason for demise in younger folks between 15 and 29 years of age. It has been for 13 consecutive years. It has as soon as once more surpassed site visitors accidents, unintentional falls and drowning. To the deaths by suicide should be added the makes an attempt and suicidal ideation. According to WHO calculations, there could be about 20 makes an attempt for every suicide. This signifies that in a single 12 months there may very well be round 80,000 suicide makes an attempt a 12 months in Spain and that between two and 4 million folks have suicidal ideation all through their lives.
First exterior reason for demise
4,003 folks dedicated suicide in 2021, the 4,000 barrier had by no means been exceeded.
In whole, in 2021 there have been 16,831 deaths from exterior causes, 753 greater than within the earlier 12 months (4.7%). By intercourse, 10,689 males (4.2% greater than in 2020) and 6,142 girls (5.5% extra) died from these causes.
Behind had been unintentional falls (with 3,655 deaths and a rise of 1.4%) and unintentional drowning, submersion and suffocation (with 3,504, 20.3% greater than in 2020). By intercourse, the primary causes of demise in males had been suicide (2,982 deaths and a rise of 1.8% in comparison with 2020), unintentional falls (1,946, 2.5% extra) and drowning, submersion and suffocation (1,855, 26.4% extra). And in girls, drowning, submersion and suffocation (913) and unintentional falls (775 deaths).
In the primary six months of 2022: 2,015 folks have taken their lives
Suicide was additionally the primary exterior reason for demise within the first six months of 2022. The development continues to rise: 2,015 deaths, 5.1% greater than in the identical interval of the earlier 12 months. These are knowledge from the demise report of ‘Death statistics by reason for demise’, from the INE.
This was adopted by unintentional drowning, submersion and suffocation (with 1,863 deaths and a rise of 20.7%) and unintentional falls (with 1,722 deaths, 3.2% much less). 761 folks died as a result of site visitors accidents, 3.3% greater than within the first half of 2021.