Suicide in Kazakhstan

Suicide in Kazakhstan is a common cause of unnatural death in the country and a long term social issue. According to the 2011 report of World Health Organization, of all the people reported dead due to suicide worldwide every year, 3.23% belong to Kazakhstan.[1] Suicide of teenage and young age people is a big issue in the country.[2] In the age group of 15-49 years old, suicide makes up to 12.2% of all deaths in Kazakhstan.[3]

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Statistics

The country has highest number of recorded suicides among girls aged 15 to 19, and for boys, it is the second highest after Russia. A UNICEF report of 2009 shows, between 1999 and 2008 the number of suicides among young people of the country increased by 23%.[2]

According to Raisa Sher, head of the country's education ministry's child protection committee, there are several factors behind such high rates of suicide among people of a young age, such as:[2]

  • School bullying
  • Absence or loss of values
  • Falling standards of social behavior
  • Alienation
Number of suicides by age group, Kazakhstan, 2008 & 2015 comparison
Age (years) 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-54 55-74 75+ All
2008 85 896 1012 1395 476 133 4009
2015 43 439 711 1137 428 114 2872
Change -49.4% -51.0% -29.7% -18.5% -10.1% -14.3% -28.4%
Source: World Health Organization[4][5]
Number of suicides by age group and gender. Kazakhstan, 2008
Age (years)5–1415–2425–3435–4445–5455–6465–7475+All
Males 66657860656522240143863241
Females 1923915212097524147768
Total 8589610127766192921841334009
Source: World Health Organization[5]

Youth Suicide

According to UNICEF and World Health Organization data, Kazakhstan has the highest suicide level among people aged 15 to 19 in the world.[6] Kazakhstan was 2nd worldwide for suicide among teenage boys, and 1st among suicide for teenage girls.

According to a UNICEF study conducted in five Kazakhstani cities with 1700 teenagers, social issues, family problems and a lack of support were among the main reasons for teenage suicide. According to the study, Kazakhstani parents spend only 20 minutes of 'quality time' with their children a day.[7]

References
  1. "Suicide rate". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. "Kazakhstan: Concerns Over Adolescent Suicides". UNHCR. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. tengrinews.kz (2014-09-28). "Kazakhstan and Turkey show highest suicide rates among 15-19 y.o. youth". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. "Kazakhstan Suicides by age group 2015" (PDF).
  5. "Suicide rates (per 100,000), by gender, Kazakhstan, 1981-2008" (PDF). World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  6. "Kazakhstan and Turkey show highest suicide rates among 15-19 y.o. youth". Tengrinews.kz. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  7. "Alarming proportions of child and youth suicide in Kazakhstan". Tengrinews.kz. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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