Men account for 76% of suicides in 2014, says charity

Research by the Campaign Against Living Miserably finds that more than 40% of British men aged 18-45 have considered suicide

More than 40% of British men aged 18-45 have considered taking their own lives, according to research by a male suicide prevention charity. The study by the Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) found that a similar proportion of those who had had such thoughts had not discussed them with anyone else, suggesting that many of the men affected did not want to worry their friends or family.

The figures compiled by the researchers showed that 4,623 men of all ages took their own lives in 2014, the equivalent of more than 12 deaths per day and accounting for 76% of the total.

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