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Suicide rate rises among China's elderly: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 The suicide rate among the elderly living in China's urban areas has become alarmingly high as they face rising medical bills and relocations from their homes, state media reported Tuesday. The annual suicide rate among those aged 70 to 74 in cities surged above 33 per 100,000 people between 2002 and 2008 compared to 13 per 100,000 people in the 1990s, the official China Daily quoted a sociology professor as saying. The professor, Jing Jun from Beijing's Tsinghua University, said a trend of relo ... read more |
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