The suicide rate in Uruguay increased once again last year, reaching a new record and cementing the small country's position as an outlier in the region
Uruguay's suicide rate has reached 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people, a record high.Uruguay is an outlier in the Americas, with a rate roughly two-and-a-half times greater than the average nine per 100,000.Experts blame the figure on the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Uruguay's comparative lack of religious adherence. Uruguayan mental health professional Eduardo Katz also
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