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Russia's suicide rate last year declined to its lowest point since 1961, falling below average after being one of the highest in the world just 20 years ago.
After 14 straight years of declines, the number of suicides in Russia has now fallen to its lowest point in more than half a century.
The rate fell to 17 cases of suicide for every 100,000 people in 2015 — the lowest it's been since 1962.
The results showed a big improvement in even the latest year of 2015 over 2014 – a 6.2% drop.
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A long-running anti-alcohol campaign and improving standard of living are credited for the turnaround.
Twenty years ago, Russia's suicide rate was twice what the World Health Organization (WHO) termed a high suicide rate — with 40 suicides per 100,000 people. By 2014, the country had cut the rate by more than half — enough to be considered average by WHO standards.
(READ more at Russia Beyond the Headlines) — Photo: Pavel Kazachkov, CC
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