Depression and Suicide Facts #6

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Today I would like to give you a little break down who if often diagnosed with depression or commits/attempts suicide.  In short, anyone, at anytime may be at risk.

Now for the facts:

First bout of depression typically occurs during one's '30s
4.3% of the World's Population suffers from Depression (that's 299,853,552 people!)
17% of the US population will have a case of depression before their death
3.5% of males in the United States
8-10% of females in the United States

3.4% of those suffering from depression commit suicide
60% of those who commit suicide were suffering from depression

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the world; 800,000-1,000,000 yearly
10-20 Million attempts each year

Tomorrow we will look at some well known people who have/do suffer from Depression

No one is alone, be the light you want to see in the world