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Historically high suicide rates cause alarm in Argentina
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedSuicide is currently the leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 34 in Argentina, according to data from the Criminal Policy Observatory and the security ministry.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedArgentina's suicide rate is 11.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, lower than neighboring Uruguay's 19.16 per 100,000.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe OPC recorded a 57.6% increase in suicide since 2017 and a 22.6% increase from the previous year.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedMental health specialists and bereaved relatives are calling for more urgent suicide-prevention responses, including better public policy and attention to job losses, insecurity, debt, and insufficient mental health funding.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Hanging, strangulation and suffocation deaths of undetermined intent: hidden suicides on the rise in recent years in Argentina?
Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Differences among Adolescent, Young Adult, and Adult Callers of Suicide Help Lines
Social Work · 1993 · Crossref
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Recent Geographies of Suicide in Argentina.
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
A secular trend toward earlier male maturity: evidence from shifting ages of young adult mortality
2010 · Crossref
[Suicide in elderly people: A comparison between Southern Cone and Iberian Peninsula countries].
Revista Espanola De Geriatria Y Gerontologia · 2025 · PubMed
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