Indonesia: Bali Has Highest Suicide Rate, Says Report
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Trends&loid=8.0.353560980&par=Jakarta, 26 Oct. (AKI) - The Indonesian island of Bali, considered to be a dream destination by many international tourists, doesn't appear to be a paradise for the local population according to a report on a local daily, The Bali Post, which stated that the island has the highest percentage of suicides in Indonesia. In the first nine months of this year, there have been 127 registered suicides on the "Island of the Gods" as Bali is often referred to, putting it on top of the list of all the Indonesian provinces.
The report stated that it's mainly men between the ages of 16 and 40 that commit suicide in Bali and the method that is most commonly used is hanging, followed by poisoning.
Situated in the centre of the Indonesian archipelago, the Hindu island of Bali, is often voted as one of the best tourist destinations in the world. About 65 percent of the island's population works in the tourism industry, which suffered siginificantly following the terrorist attacks on the island in 2002 and 2005.
A recent report on the Jakarat Post referred to the rising suicide rates in Indonesia which were a cause of concern for medical experts who had gathered for a seminar in the capital to mark World Mental Health Day earlier this month.
The report stated that official nation-wide suicide statistics are unavailable, but in the capital Jakarta, from 1995 through 2004, the rate was 5.8 suicides per 100,000 people.
posted by andersonite @ 7:18 PM
1 Comments:
Readers, beware: There are some logical fallacies in the argument.
First, if Bali truely has the highest suicide rate, then we must have the corresponding data for each provinces, not only Jakarta. But the article says that the nationwide data is not available.
Second, 127 suicides in 9 months ~ 170 in 12 months. Bali's population is around 3.5 million --> suicide rate ~ 4.8 per 100,000, which is lower than Jakarta's 5.8 figure.
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