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Chinese child suicide rates jumping ten percent annually since 2010 (fortune.com)

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[+] [email protected] -20 points 1 year ago (21 children)

The suicide rate for people aged 10 to 24 increased by 56% between 2007 to 2017, according to new data from the CDC.

https://www.insider.com/cdc-teenage-gen-z-american-suicide-epidemic

and before you "b-but that's whataboutism" me, is it not the real whataboutism to be worrying about the "disturbing" jump in youth suicide in China when America's jump over a similar timespan is just past five times larger?

[–] litritt 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s 10% per year since 2010, meaning over a 100% increase at a flat rate, and over a 240% increase if compounding the rate each year. Both far more concerning than 56%, especially given the younger age range.

[–] FooBarrington 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure whether people like him genuinely can't read, or whether they deliberately spread fake news.

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