11 Jul Suicide in Namibia
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-According to the WHO, Namibia’s suicide rate stands at 9,7 per 100 000 people.
-From January 2021 to July 2022, 779 Namibians took their own lives.
-Among this...643 were adult men, while 106 were adult women.
-Additionally, 18 boys and 12 girls took their own lives.
Pefimbo Shipunda, Senior Social Worker with the One Economy Foundation attempts to make sense of it all.
ENGLISH
SOUTH AFRICA