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Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by zjaffee on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:43PM (#11551546)
Poorer countries are on average more religious and more religious countries have lower suicide rates http://www.gallup.com/poll/108625/more-religious-countries-l...
Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by hexagonc on Friday April 22, 2016 @04:17PM (#11552282)
More religious countries may have lower incidents of suicide but they don't seem to be enjoying the life they do have as much as the less religious countries. None of the top 10 countries according to the World Happiness Report[1] are religious. On the other hand, of the top 10 religious countries, according to your link, the highest ranked for happiness is Thailand at 34. This shouldn't be terribly surprising since it is a deadly sin to commit suicide in most of the Abrahamic religions and the more devout you are the more likely you are to adhere to this particular tenet.

[1] http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2015/

Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by tathougies on Friday April 22, 2016 @05:39PM (#11552727)
Or all the unhappy people in the happiest countries killed themselves.
Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by overcast on Friday April 22, 2016 @03:17PM (#11551863)
80% of the US is affiliated with a religion.
Re:U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High by humanrebar on Friday April 22, 2016 @03:44PM (#11552073)
Self identification, affiliation, and membership are not synonyms.