Hong Kongs suicide rate under the age of 15 in Hong Kong innovated a high suicid

The latest data from the University of Hong Kong's prevention of suicide research shows that the suicide rate of young people under the age of 15 rose to a historical high of 1.7 last year.Ye Zhaohui, director of the Research Center of the University of Hong Kong, said that one of the main reason is that the epidemic affects the mental health of students.

The Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Prevention of Suicide Research Center last Saturday (September 10). According to the data provided by the Cause of the Cause of the Death, it is estimated that the suicide rate in Hong Kong in 2021 was 12.3, that is, 12.3 of 100,000 people committed suicide.Numbers are slightly higher than 12.1 in 2020.Among them, the suicide rate of adolescents has increased significantly. Last year, the suicide rate of teenagers under the age of 15 rose to a historical high of 1.7.

Ye Zhaohui said in an interview with the Millennium of Radio Hong Kong on Monday (September 12) that the learning mode under the epidemic was repeatedly changed, which made the students' mental health constitute a big pressure.The testament revealed that there is difficulty learning or difficulty in family relationships.

Ye Zhaohui continued that due to the epidemic affected by the epidemic, teenagers need to stay at home for a long time. Parents may not know how to discipline or get along with each other, or increase friction due to increased friction.

He believes that the school should adjust the course, and the suspension of classes should be the final means. Parents should also increase their understanding and learn to get along with their children.

The Hong Kong University of Hong Kong Prevention Research Center pointed out that the suicide rate of men 60 or more last year also climbed significantly to 27.3, which was higher than 24.3 in 2020.

Ye Zhaohui said that the elderly in the epidemic are prone to anxiety. During the fifth wave of epidemic in March this year, many elders confirmed and died, and the number of elderly cases increased in the case of light.

He mentioned that the elderly, especially the elders who live in the epidemic, are facing a lot of challenges, including worrying about himself or family infection and having anxiety.In the past two years, many Hong Kong people immigrants have also caused the elderly to have a sense of abandonment.