800,000 suicides a year globally
Globally, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death for people of all ages. StatsSA reports that 363 of the deaths by non-natural causes in 2017 were by intentional self-harm, but acknowledges that due to recording issues, this number is under representative. SADAG suggests 6,476 recorded suicides in 2016.
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