Suicide in Sri Lanka

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Suicide
Social aspects ACEs Altruistic Bullying Copycat Dysfunctional family Emotional isolation Epidemic Identity performance Legislation Philosophy Religious views Right to die School bullying Shame Social alienation Social exclusion Social isolation Social rejection Social media and suicide Social rejection Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying
Crisis Assessment of risk Crisis hotline (list) Intervention Prevention Suicide attempt Suicide watch
Types and methods Assisted Bullying and suicide (list) Cop Copycat Familicide Forced Hanging Honor Jauhar Jumping Mass Murder–suicide Pact Internet Pilot Prayopavesa Prisoner suicide Rail Sallekhana Sati Self-sacrifice Senicide Seppuku Sokushinbutsu Suicide attack Vatakkiruttal
Epidemiology Gender differences LGBT-related suicides Methods Rate by country Seasonal effects Suicidal person Youth suicide among LGBTQ youth
History List of suicides Suicide in antiquity List of suicides in the 21st century
In warfare Banzai charge Kamikaze Suicide mission
Related phenomena Anguish Alcoholism Anhedonia Animal loss Anxiety disorder Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum Biology of depression Epigenetics of depression Causes of mental disorders Chronic condition Chronic pain Coping Coping planning Depression (mood) Diseases of despair Diseases of poverty Echo chamber Existential crisis Financial crisis Grief suicide bereavement Ideation Interpersonal relationships Locations Major depressive disorder Mental disorder Mental health first aid Neurodevelopmental disorder Non-suicidal self-injury Perfectionism Personal finance Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Poverty Psychological stress Psychological trauma Schizophrenia Self-harm Self-hatred Substance abuse Suffering Suicidal ambivalence Suicide and the Internet Suicide and trauma Suicide awareness Suicide in colleges in the United States Suicide in music subcultures Suicide note Suicide survivor Suicide terminology Suicide tourism Suicidology Warning signs of suicide
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Organizations Compassion & Choices Death with Dignity National Center Dignitas Exit International Final Exit Network Hemlock Society
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Suicide in Sri Lanka is a common cause of unnatural death and a long term social issue. In the past, Sri Lanka had one of the highest suicide rates in the world. For several years before 2000, the suicide rate remained at 35 to 47 per 100,000 persons.^[1] The introduction in pesticide control regulations coincided with a reduction in suicide rates in Sri Lanka.^[2] Sri Lanka Federation for Suicide Prevention is an independent organisation working on suicide prevention in Sri Lanka.

^ De Silva, H.J.; Kasturiaratchi, N.; Seneviratne, S.L.; Senaratne, D.C.; Molagoda, A.; Ellawala, N.S. (2000). "Suicide in Sri Lanka: points to ponder". Ceylon Medical Journal. 45 (1): 17–24. doi:10.4038/cmj.v45i1.7975. PMID 11006615. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ Knipe, Duleeka W; Metcalfe, Chris; Fernando, Ravindra; Pearson, Melissa; Konradsen, Flemming; Eddleston, Michael; Gunnell, David (December 2014). "Suicide in Sri Lanka 1975–2012: age, period and cohort analysis of police and hospital data". BMC Public Health. 14 (1): 839. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-839. PMC 4148962. PMID 25118074.

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