Suicide in Guyana - Wikipedia

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Suicide in Guyana is a serious social problem,^[1] as Guyana is ranked second worst in suicides per capita worldwide among sovereign nations.^[2]

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Domestic data on suicide in Guyana is limited, as the country's available health literature is focused mainly on infectious tropical diseases.^[3] A 2012 World Health Organization report indicated that Guyana had a suicide rate of 44.2 per 100,000 people, and that for every single female suicide, there were 3.2 male suicides. By comparison, neighboring Suriname had a suicide rate of 27.8 per 100,000, and Venezuela's rate was 2.6 per 100,000.

Suicides appear to be significantly higher among Indo-Guyanese than other ethnic groups, accounting for around 80% of total suicides. Most of suicides result from poisoning, primarily from agricultural pesticides.^[4]

Legal issues

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Attempts by the government to address the issue have been stymied by political divisions. A bill was voted down in 2016 which would have amended the country's laws in order to decriminalize suicide, implemented the 2014 Mental Health Strategic Plan and a five-year National Suicide Prevention Plan which were both crafted by the previous government, and allocated funds to treat mental health and suicide as national priorities. Speakers for the parliamentary majority argued that the manner in which the legislation was framed both politicized and trivialized the issue.^[5]

References

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^ Ramsawak and Umraw, Rampersad and Ralph (2003). modules in social studies. La Romaine, Trinidad: caribbean educational publisher. ISBN 978-9768014061.
^ "Suicide rates". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
^ Rudatsikira & Muula (23 August 2007). "Prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Guyana: results from a cross sectional study". Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health. 3 (13): 13. doi:10.1186/1745-0179-3-13. PMC 2014747. PMID 17716374.
^ Shaw, Charlotte; Stuart, Jaimee; Thomas, Troy; Kõlves, Kairi (July 2022). "Suicidal behaviour and ideation in Guyana: A systematic literature review". The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 11: 100253. doi:10.1016/j.lana.2022.100253. PMC 9903603. PMID 36778929.
^ "Gov't votes down opposition's 'political' motion on suicide". Stabroek News. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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