Croatia to Join in Marking World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday

ZAGREB, September 10, 2019 – According to data provided by the Interior Ministry, 657 Croatians committed suicide in 2018, which was a 5.1 per cent rise compared to 2017.

Broken down by gender, 156 women and 501 men killed themselves last year in Croatia. A very alarming fact is that the number of deaths by suicide in the age cohort under 25 years increased by 45% to 48 cases in 2018 as against 33 in 2017.

These figures were presented in a press release on Monday by the no-profit making association called “Životna Linija” which will organise the lighting of lanterns along Savski Most bridge in Zagreb on Tuesday, 10 September, when World Suicide Prevention Day is observed worldwide.

The lantern-lighting ceremony in Zagreb will be staged in memory of suicide victims in Croatia.

The NGO is also preparing a concert to be held in the Sax Club in Zagreb on 10 October, when World Mental Health Day is observed.

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