The Lancet Psychiatry published a news article that associates unemployment with suicidal deaths. According to the statistics, around 45,000 deaths occur annually in the world 9 times the suicides that occurred during the 2008 recession. Dr Carlos Nordt, who is an instructor in the University of Zurich Psychiatry hospital in Switzerland and his team argue that the government has the mandate of lowering the rate of unemployment which in turn will lower its effect on suicides. The researchers compiled data from the World Health Organizations (WHO) mortality database and also the international Monetary fund’s World Economic Outlook database to come with the conclusion.by using the longitudinal modeling, the team calculated the impact of unemployment on suicide in 63 countries between the year 2000 and 2011. There was an increase in the rate of suicide associated with unemployment by about 20 to 30 percent. The research also shows that the suicide rate is high in countries where being unemployed uncommon such as developed countries.

Politicians and psychiatrists are using these statistics to urge governments to create more jobs, especially for the youths to reduce deaths associated with suicide. Politicians argue that they are losing potential voters in their electorate areas due to deaths  as potential others die out of avoidable causes. Psychiatrists feel that by creating more employment the rate of depression which results to suicide will decrease. However, suicide may be caused by other factors such as family and personal challenges and not necessarily unemployment. Unemployment simply accelerates the rate of deaths through suicides as people have trouble in accessing basic needs. Some of the potential issues regarding the statistics include the possibility of other factors other than unemployment such as health problems and personal issues.