Atheism, gender and suicide

Pitzer College sociologist Phil Zuckerman declared concerning suicide rates: "this is the one indicator of societal health in which religious nations fare much better than secular nations." Please see: Atheism and depression and Atheism and suicide

The atheist population has a higher suicide rate than theists (see: Atheism and suicide).

Concerning atheism and depression, a University of Michigan study involving 19,775 individuals found that religious people are less likely than atheists to suffer depression when they are lonely.

Survey data and website tracking data of prominent atheists' websites indicate that in the Western World, atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women (see: Atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women).

Science Daily reports:

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Many studies have identified a strong link between suicide and diagnosable mental illness, especially depression. So because women suffer from depression at a much higher rate than men, they would seem to be at higher risk for suicide. But women actually commit suicide about one-fourth as often as men.

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See also

• Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
• Evidence for Christianity
• Atheism and Mental and Physical Health
• Atheism and depression
• Atheism, marriage and suicide

External links

• A suicidal atheist converts to Christ
• Atheism: Unyielding Despair
• Atheists emailing me saying they've left atheism for Jesus Christ - YouTube video
• Ex-atheist conquers Atheist Experience show by exposing the madness of atheism