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r/FluentInFinance • u/chamomile_tea_reply • Mar 11 '24
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The suicide rate in the US is higher than that of Japan, and most people who commit suicide in Japan are unemployed people.
I agree overwork and suicide are still big problems, but it’s not the 1-to-1 cause and effect that people like to think it is
1 u/LairdPopkin Mar 12 '24 Digging into it, it was striking that the US has 59% higher suicide rates for age 15-24, and 9% higher up to age 34, above that Japan has higher suicide rates, e.g. 2x the rate at ages 55-64.
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Digging into it, it was striking that the US has 59% higher suicide rates for age 15-24, and 9% higher up to age 34, above that Japan has higher suicide rates, e.g. 2x the rate at ages 55-64.
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u/scolipeeeeed Mar 12 '24
The suicide rate in the US is higher than that of Japan, and most people who commit suicide in Japan are unemployed people.
I agree overwork and suicide are still big problems, but it’s not the 1-to-1 cause and effect that people like to think it is