faux 2,190 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 VILNIUS, Lithuania — Hundreds of Lithuanians have lain down on a cold, granite square in downtown Vilnius to draw attention to the high suicide rate that has caused concern in the Baltic country. About 800 people participated in the action Tuesday evening, responding to a call by actor Arunas Sakalauskas, who has lost eight close friends. Sakalauskas said during the protest that the number lying on the ground corresponds approximately to the annual number who commit suicide in the nation of 2.9 million. Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in Europe with 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people annually, according to the World Health Organisation. The country is also concerned about its dwindling population which has fallen by 500,000 since the country regained independence in the wake of the Soviet collapse in 1991. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/hundreds-lie-down-in-lithuania-to-highlight-suicide-rate/2015/09/22/82d4bd9c-615b-11e5-8475-781cc9851652_story.html These types of social awareness campaigns are always so interesting to see. Makes you think about things that you usually don't notice due to our busy lifestyle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,862 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 500k decline in 20 years? dang, the population fell 20% in 20 years? must suffer from typical low birth rates in Europe And this is awful. Ive met immigrants from Lithuania they were all nice one of our basketball stars here in Canada is from there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMonster5 74 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The good thing about the low birth rate is that the rent and house will cost less so people living there will have more money to save for retirement. Less people mean less demand for housings so people can rent for cheaper. It's a good thing in a way.Maybe they have higher suicide because of the cold weather and longer winter months which cause people to feel more depress because of less sunlight and vitamin D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,862 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The good thing about the low birth rate is that the rent and house will cost less so people living there will have more money to save for retirement. Less people mean less demand for housings so people can rent for cheaper. It's a good thing in a way. Maybe they have higher suicide because of the cold weather and longer winter months which cause people to feel more depress because of less sunlight and vitamin D. i always wonder if this is a good thing for the economy long term or not... no renter or first time home buyer likes expensive real-estate... but at least real-estate is purely domestic... The money you spend on interest goes to one of your Countries banks, and construction provides jobs for people in your Nation if Housing Market is pretty dead and you save money, you will spend money on other stuff that is likely imported My Country Canada had an economy that survived the 2008 crash better than most with the help of red hot real estate... The boom started in 2000 and went uninterupted during crisis to fuel jobs and strong bank earnings giving us financial stability Of course now we have a huge bubble cuz 15 years later contruction is still robust and prices have risen 140% since 2000 and mortgage rates have fallen to 2% as banks try to entice new customers but lets not look at the negatives Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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