What occupation has the highest suicide rate?

Suicide is a part of the human experience. The scientist are always attempting to play the numbers game of who,what,when,where and how many in this case. People kill themselves period. The only thing that is important is that the stigma of suicide be banished. read more

The highest female suicide rate was seen in the category that includes police, firefighters and corrections officers. The second-highest rate for women was in the legal profession. It's not the first time a suicide problem has been noted for some of the jobs. read more

While suicide accounts for roughly 2% of all deaths amongst the general population in the United States, 4% of all physician deaths are by suicide. The high stress nature of the job, like all jobs on this list, is the number one factor in the suicide rate amongst doctors. read more