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Suicide in Ukraine is a common cause of 
unnatural death
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and a serious social issue
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. In 2009, Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
ranked 13th in the world by its total suicide per 100,000 people. Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...
is Ukraine's most common type of injury death.
Statistics
Suicide in Ukrainian army
Suicide was a leading cause of death in Ukrainian Army in 2012, before the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, causing 18% to 50% of all deaths, because of underfunding and neglect. Long-lasting psychogenic disorders caused by difficulties with Army lifestyle, inability to adopt to the environment and the stress of life are the primary reasons of suicides. Multicenter Study on Parasuicides did a 1-year monitoring of suicidal behavior among Ukrainian soldiers based onWorld Health Organization
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guidelines. The study revealed–
* Average age of suicide attempters was 19.9 years.
* 65% of suicide attempts required hospital treatment, others needed outpatient examination.
* Frequent suicide attempt methods included–
** Hanging (54.5%)
** Cutting (27.3%)
** Jumping from high places (9.1%)
** Overdose of barbiturates or other sedative drugs (9.1%).
Notable Ukrainians who committed suicide
* Oleksandr Kovalenko, professional footballer, died via suicide by jumping from his apartment * Vasyl Yevseyev, footballer and coach, suicide by jumping *Mykhailo Chechetov
Mykhailo Vasylyovych Chechetov (; 3 October 1953 – 28 February 2015) was a Russian-born Ukrainian politician. He was a former first deputy head of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction; and de facto its Chief Whip.
, politician, deputy head and chief whip of Party of Regions
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, suicide by jumping from his apartment
Suicide prevention
The Ukrainian Government and different national and international organizations make individual attempts and initiatives to prevent suicides in Ukraine. Various associations provide help and suggestions to people who are trying to die by suicide.See also
References
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