Greek austerity measures caused a rise in male suicides, according to the latest survey conducted by researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the UK. 551 men killed themselves solely because of fiscal austerity between 2009 and 2010. That is almost one person per day, Greek economic lecturer and the paper’s co-author Nikolaos Antonakakis stressed. Researchers have also disclosed that there was no obvious rise in female suicide rates. The survey published in the Social Science and Medicine journal indicated that men aged between 45 and 89 were the most vulnerable age group to severe economic conditions: austerity measures caused a fall in their salaries and pensions and resulted in the highest suicide rates. Given that in 2010 there were around two suicides in Greece per day, it appears 50% were due to austerity, said Nikolaos Antonakakis. Read more: voiceofrussia/news/2014_04_22/Greek-austerity-measures-caused-more-than-500-male-suicides-survey-3432/
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:18:51 +0000
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