Suicide and assisted suicide in Switzerland 2014 – Increase in assisted suicides
Neuchâtel, 11.10.2016 - (FSO) - In 2014, 742 cases of assisted suicide were reported, a 26% increase on the previous year and two-and-a-half times as many as in 2009. 94% of persons resorting to assisted suicide were aged over 55, the vast majority of whom were suffering from a serious, fatal illness. The figures for suicide without assisted suicide have been stable for several years: in 2014 1029 persons committed suicide. These are the latest findings of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) from its second report on this subject.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Christoph Junker, FSO, Population Health section, +41 58 463 68 30, christoph.junker@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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