A foreigner tried to commit suicide on Syngrou Avenue

This afternoon, February 17, having climbed a high-rise building, a foreigner announced his intention to throw himself down.

Reference “Russian Athens”. The situation in the country

Experts say that “more people die from suicide than from war, because every 40 seconds around the world one person commits suicide.” This is evidenced by a World Health Organization study published in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day.

The Greek police and fire brigade arrived at the scene. The operation to rescue a potential suicide ended successfully.

According to available information published by the site in.gr, the man was on the roof of the building of the insurance company from 14:20 and threatened to commit suicide by jumping from a height of 8 meters. However, in the end, he decided not to take his own life and went down, thanks to the efforts of specialists – EL.AS and the fire brigade.

Reference “Russian Athens”. The situation in the country

Experts say that “more people die from suicide than from war, because every 40 seconds around the world one person commits suicide.” This is evidenced by a World Health Organization study published in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day.

According to the Center for Suicide Prevention “Scale” (Κέντρου Ημέρας για την Πρόληψη της Αυτοκτονίας, “Κλίμακα”), more than 500 people have committed suicide in recent years in our country. The official data on the number of suicides in Greece comes from ELSTAT and related to 2016.

Rising suicide in recent years

According to ELSTAT, deaths from suicide in 2016 amounted to 484 cases. At the same time, according to the Center for Suicide Prevention, rates of voluntary departure from life in 2017, 2018 and until its last day in August 2019 increased.

Most suicides are men. People aged 60-64, 80 years and older are most often subject to the intention to die. They are followed by people in the productive age group 45-49 and 50-59. The regions with the highest rates of suicide deaths are Crete, Thessaly and Attica. Hanging remains the most common method of suicide over the past three years. The time period during which most suicides occur is spring and summer (March to August).

The suicide rate has skyrocketed during the years of the financial crisis in Greece, but one fact that has remained constant is society’s attitude towards suicide. “We see it as a social taboo, and it’s not just a Greek problem, it’s a global one,” said Mr. Katsadoros, psychiatrist and the Center’s scientific director, while emphasizing the need for a national suicide prevention strategy.

The issue of identifying suicide cases is raised by the non-governmental organization Scale: “In Greece we have no records of cases of suicide attempts, which are estimated to be almost 25 times more than registered suicides.”

Most often, suicide cases are recorded as “accidents”. Therefore, according to experts, the figures are usually greatly (intentionally?) underestimated.

According to the Center for Suicide Prevention “Scale” (Κέντρου Ημέρας για την Πρόληψη της Αυτοκτονίας, “Κλίμακα”), more than 500 people have committed suicide in recent years in our country. The official data on the number of suicides in Greece comes from ELSTAT and related to 2016.

Rising suicide in recent years

According to ELSTAT, deaths from suicide in 2016 amounted to 484 cases. At the same time, according to the Center for Suicide Prevention, rates of voluntary departure from life in 2017, 2018 and until its last day in August 2019 increased.

Most suicides are men. People aged 60-64, 80 years and older are most often subject to the intention to die. They are followed by people in the productive age group 45-49 and 50-59. The regions with the highest rates of suicide deaths are Crete, Thessaly and Attica. Hanging remains the most common method of suicide over the past three years. The time period during which most suicides occur is spring and summer (March to August).

The suicide rate has skyrocketed during the years of the financial crisis in Greece, but one fact that has remained constant is society’s attitude towards suicide. “We see it as a social taboo, and it’s not just a Greek problem, it’s a global one,” said Mr. Katsadoros, psychiatrist and the Center’s scientific director, while emphasizing the need for a national suicide prevention strategy.

The issue of identifying suicide cases is raised by the non-governmental organization Scale: “In Greece we have no records of cases of suicide attempts, which are estimated to be almost 25 times more than registered suicides.”

Most often, suicide cases are recorded as “accidents”. Therefore, according to experts, the figures are usually greatly (intentionally?) underestimated.

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