Youth suicide
When someone who is not yet an adult decides to end his or her own life, this is called youth suicide. In Western societies, there are many people who want to end their lives, and at least try to commit suicide. Suicide is the one of the leading cause of death amongst children, teens and young adults. Suicides attempts are more common among girls than boys. Many girls try, but boys more often succeed in committing suicide. Girls are more likely to use techniques such as overdoses and boys are more likely to try violent means like gunshot or hanging themselves. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, the number of youth suicides nearly tripled. In Australia for example, youth suicides are the leading cause of death in young people between 15 and 25. Only traffic accidents cause more deaths.