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Country Suicide Rate Activity

• Go to http://www.who.int/topics/suicide/en/
• Click on Country Reports and Charts (scroll down in the lower right hand corner)

1.) Go to the European Region and click on Belarus. What is the total suicide rate by age and gender for 15-24 year olds?___________

2.) What is the highest total suicide rate and which age group is it?________________________________

3.) Go to Western Pacific and click on New Zealand. What is the total suicide rate by age and gender for 15-24 year olds?___________

4.) What is the highest total suicide rate and which age group is it?________________________________

5.) Go to Region of the Americas and click on United States. What is the total suicide rate by age and gender for 15-24 year olds?_____________

6.) What is the highest total suicide rate and which age group is it?________________________________

7.) Go back to Western Pacific and click on China – selected rural and urban areas. What trend do you notice is different from the other countries?________________________________________________

8.) Research and infer the following:

a. Why does Belarus have such high rates of suicide? Does this country have high or low levels of social integration? Explain your reasoning.

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b. Why does New Zealand have such high rates of suicide of young people? Does this country have high or low levels of social integration? Explain your reasoning.

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c. Does the U.S. have high or low levels of social integration? Explain your reasoning.

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d. Why does China have such high rates of suicide of females? Does this country have high or low levels of social integration? Explain your reasoning.

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