If you have a parent who developed diabetes in adulthood, your risk can be up to 50 percent higher. As the rate of obesity increases in the United States, so does the incidence of diabetes. The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. This form of diabetes generally develops after age 40 and affects up to 95 percent of adults who have the disease. In 1998, more than 24,500 men in the United States died of suicide.
Men are four times more likely than women to die of suicide.
The most important risk factor for suicide is mental illness such as depression. Other factors include a family history of suicide attempt, substance abuse disorders, social adjustment problems, loneliness, grief, divorce and unemployment. If you think you or someone you know is suicidal, get help immediately. Early detection and treatment are crucial in preventing someone from taking his or her own life. More than 16,000 men died of chronic liver disease or cirrhosis in 1998.