ULAN BATOR, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Suicide rates have increased during the last four years in Mongolia and remain high, according to a report released by the country's National Center for Mental Health on Tuesday.
Mongolia had an average suicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people in 2021-2025, most of whom were male, the report said.
Suicide is a leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 34, according to center.
The main causes of suicide are unemployment, socioeconomic instability, severe depression, drug addiction, alcoholism, and illness.
Mongolian psychologists said the government must take urgent measures to prevent male suicide among young men in the country. ■
