Closest Airport to Red Deer. The closest airport is Edmonton International Airport (YEG). Distance from Edmonton International Airport to Red Deer is 117,1 kilometers (72,7 miles).
Health > Times Health Guide > s > Suicide and Suicidal Behavior. Suicide is the act of taking one's own life on purpose. Suicidal behavior is any action that could cause a person to die, such as taking a drug overdose or crashing a car on purpose. Reference from A.D.A.M.
About 2/3 of people who complete suicide are depressed at the time of their deaths. Depression that is untreated, undiagnosed, or ineffectively treated is the number 1 cause of suicide. There is 1 suicide for every 25 attempted suicides. Males make up 79% of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year. There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS. Over 50% of all suicides are completed with a firearm.