In the United States, for example, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 25, and during the past two decades, the suicide rate among those between the ages of 10 and 14 has doubled.
यही नहीं, पिछले 20 सालों के दौरान, 10 से 14 साल की उम्रवाले जो बच्चे खुदकुशी करते हैं, उनकी गिनती दुगुनी हो गयी है ।