Suicide in Guyana

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Suicide in Guyana is a serious social problem. Guyana is ranked fourth in suicides per capita worldwide, and has the highest rate amongst South American and Caribbean nations.

About 40% of people who commit suicide in Guyana poison themselves by consuming agricultural pesticides.^[1]

Jim Jones

The most famous case of suicide in Guyana was the mass suicide of 909 followers of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple.

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