Life meets death at the end of a slowswingin' rope... (from the beginning a song in swedish by DeOsaligasKapell)

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Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the willful act of killing oneself. Suicide can also refer to an individual who has killed him or herself.

Suicide may have psychological origins such as the difficulty of coping with depression or other mental disorders. It may also stem from social and cultural pressures.

Nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide annually. While completed suicides are higher in men, women had higher rates for suicide attempts. Elderly males have the highest suicide rate, although rates for young adults have been increasing in recent years.[1]

Views toward suicide have varied in history and society. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism generally condemn suicide as a dishonorable act and some countries have made it a crime to attempt to kill oneself. In some cultures, committing suicide may be accepted, such as Japanese committing seppuku for honor, Islamic suicide attacks, or the self-immolation of Buddhist monks as a form of protest.