GREECE ECONOMIC CRISIS LEADS TO INCRESAS IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN THE COUNTRY.

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Government of Greece is worried by the number of people trying to kill themselves due to the economic crisis. According to the Minister of Public Order Nikos Dendias there were 677 suicide attempts in 2009; 830 in 2010; and 927 in 2011 and the number are exected to rise in 2012.

He attributed the expected rise of suicide attempt, to the 690 incidents registered by police as at August 23 2011. However he did not clarify how many suicide attempts led to loss of life.

As the recession continue to buy hard in Greece a 77-year-old retired pharmacist became a symbol of national anguish when he shot himself dead outside parliament in Athens in April, leaving a note saying he refused to scrounge for food in the garbage.

As it is now Greece in heading towards a sixth year of recession in 2013. The crisis has thrown one in five out of work and gross domestic product has shrunk by a fifth. Many Greeks blame spending cuts and tax hikes demanded by lenders – the European Union and International Monetary Fund – for their plight.