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Since 2008, suicide has been the main cause of so-called 'non-natural deaths' in Spain (Photo: Unsplash)

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Eleven suicides daily — Spain's not-so-silent pandemic

Since 2008, suicide has been the main cause of so-called 'non-natural deaths' in Spain (Photo: Unsplash)

In Spain, suicides are on the rise.

Since 2008, it has been the main cause of 'non-natural deaths' in the country. In 2021, 11 people took their own lives every day. A number that could in fact be even higher.

The problem is not solely borne of the pandemic, which acted as a catalyst.

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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