Number of suicides has increased in Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia

This frustrating statistics has been provided by Rosstat in the first half-year of 2014.

04.Aug.14 12:21 PM
By Alexey Kuritsyn
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Number of suicides has increased in Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia

According to information provided by Rosstat number of suicides in Nizhny Novgorod region has increased. 256 people committed suicides in the first half-year of 2014. This number has increased by 45 people in comparison with the same period last year.

The overall amount of committed suicides is 13 788 people all over Russia stating from January till June. The majority of suicides have been committed in Volga Federal District. The total amount here is 3 541 people.

At the same time 1 001 people died of different external factors during first 6 month of 2014. This is 66 people more in comparison with the same period last year. 12 people died of alcohol poisoning, 233 people died in car accidents.

177 people died because of different infections. 90 people among them turned out to be victims of tuberculosis. 3 538 people died because of cancer while 14 102 people died of circular system diseases. 527 people died of respiratory system health problems while 1 068 died due because of digestive system diseases.

Total level of deaths has increased and now it is 1.4 times higher than birth rate in Nizhny Novgorod region for the last 5 month in 2014.

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