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Chinese child suicide rates jumping ten percent annually since 2010 (fortune.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s 10% per year since 2010, meaning over a 100% increase at a flat rate, and over a 240% increase if compounding the rate each year. Both far more concerning than 56%, especially given the younger age range.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

I'm not sure whether people like him genuinely can't read, or whether they deliberately spread fake news.