▲ 113 ▼ Mapped: The Male-to-Female Ratio in Every Country (www.visualcapitalist.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) wow! death rate for men after 40 is scary permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago Interesting BBC article about the shortage of men in Latvia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11493157 The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago Interesting BBC article about the shortage of men in Latvia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11493157 The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU. permalink fedilink source parent