Suicide in France

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Suicide in France is more common than anywhere outside of former Eastern bloc Europe except Finland and Belgium.^[1] The overall suicide rate is 14.6 per 100,000 people^[1]—well above the rate in Britain and a 40% higher rate than Germany and the US. The suicide rate for French men is 22.8 per 100,000—three times the rate for women, 7.5 per 100,000.^[1]

Suicides at France Telecom captured media attention in 2009, and were blamed on the restructuring in the wake of its privatisation.^[2]

References

Further reading

• Farber, M. L. (1979). "Suicide in France: Some hypotheses". Suicide & life-threatening behavior 9 (3): 154–162. doi:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1979.tb00560.x. PMID 473288.  doi:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1979.tb00560.x