UNDERSTANDING NAMIBIA'S ALARMING SUICIDE RATE SURGE

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2025-07-16

WINDHOEK, 01 March 2025 - Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Inspector General, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo pictured at Heroes Acre ahead of the burial of Founding President Sam Nujoma. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

By Molly Weyulu
WINDHOEK, 15 JUL (NAMPA) -In the quiet corridors of Namibian homes, an unspoken crisis is emerging, one that is claiming lives faster than society can respond.

Between January and March this year, 124 people died by suicide in Namibia, with 108 of these being men.

The statistics, recently released by the Namibian Police Force, paint a sobering picture of a nation in the midst of a mental health crisis.

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