Suicide in Ukraine

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Suicide in Ukraine is a common cause of unnatural death and a serious social issue. In 2009, Ukraine ranked 13th in the world by its total suicide per 100,000 people.^[1] Suicide is Ukraine's most common type of injury death. Suicide is a leading cause of death in Ukrainian army.^[2]

Statistics

Suicide rates (per 100,000), by gender, Ukraine, 1981-2009
Gender	1981	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2009
Male	40.8	37.7	34.6	50.2	52.1	40.9	37.8
Female	9.3	9.1	8.7	9.6	10.0	7.0	7.0
Total	23.7	22.3	20.7	28.4	29.6	22.6	21.2
Source: World Health Organization^[3]

Number of suicides by age group and gender. Ukraine, 2009
Age (years)	5-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	All
Males	34	906	1504	1423	1710	1020	862	532	7992
Females	19	148	186	216	286	243	313	313	1724
Total	53	1054	1690	1639	1996	1263	1175	845	9716
Source: World Health Organization^[3]

Suicide in Ukrainian army

Suicide is a leading cause of death in Ukrainian Army causing 18% to 50% of all deaths. Long-lasting psychogenic disorders caused by difficulties with Army lifestyle, inability to adopt the environment and stress of the life are primary reasons of suicides.^[4]

Multicenter Study on Parasuicides did a 1-year monitoring of suicidal behavior among Ukrainian soldiers based on World Health Organization guidelines. The study revealed–^[4]

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 Ukrainian who committed suicide

Oleksandr Kovalenko, professional footballer, committed suicide by jumping from his apartment
Vasyl Yevseyev, footballer and coach, suicide by jumping

Suicide prevention

Ukrainian Government and also different international and national organization take different attempts and initiatives to prevent suicides in Ukraine. There are different associations who provide help and suggestions to those people who are trying to commit suicide.

Association	Address	Way to contact	Hotline	Hours
Telephone of confidence "Stavropyghion-058" Lviv	PO Box 1067 1290000, LVIV	Phone	058	Everyday 00:00 - 23:00
Odessa		1) Face to face 2) Phone	0487 327715, 0482 226565	Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 10:00 - 08:00, Sat, Sun: 19:00 - 08:00
Source: Suicide.org^[5]

References

↑ "Suicide rates per 100,000 by country, year and sex (Table)". World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ D L Nordstrom. "Ukraine set to act on high suicide burden". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Suicide rates (per 100,000), by gender, Ukraine, 1981-2009.". World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Successful Model of Suicide Prevention in the Ukraine Military Environment". Military Suicide Research Consortium. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ "Ukraine Suicide Hotlines". Suicide.org. Retrieved 16 November 2012.