What profession has the highest suicide rate?

There are some professions with higher stress levels than others, however, and sadly, there are workers within those professions that do not deal with the stress and demands of their job as successfully as others. These are the ten professions with the highest suicide rates in America. read more

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. In the 1980s, media reports detailed high suicide rates in Midwestern farmers. read more

This is surprising because in the general population, men commit suicide at much higher rates than women. For example, in the United States, men commit suicide at nearly 4 times the rate of women, but women constitute about half of all physician suicides. Several explanations have been proposed for the high rate among female doctors. read more

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

Dentists, doctors and other health care professionals had an 80 percent lower suicide rate than the farmers, fishermen and lumberjacks. The lowest rate was in teachers, educators and librarians. Suicide rates have risen in recent years, increasing 21 percent from 2000 to 2012 for Americans at least 16 years of age. read more