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“Deaths of despair” (suicide, alcohol or drugs) are remarkably high among middle-aged, native men in East Germany.
Despite a strong decline, they are still much higher today than in the west and even higher than in the United States (Case-Deaton study).
@DIW_Berlin_en #in /1
Despite a strong decline, they are still much higher today than in the west and even higher than in the United States (Case-Deaton study).
@DIW_Berlin_en #in /1
Germany’s reunification was a massive economic and social shock for citizens in East Germany. Deaths of despair among middle-aged, native men in 1991 was more than twice the level in the US today.
Our new study at DIW Berlin:
diw.de/documents/publ… #in /2
Our new study at DIW Berlin:
diw.de/documents/publ… #in /2
“Deaths of despair” in Germany are much higher for native Germans than for migrants, and much higher for divorced and single men in East Germany than for any other group. #in /3
“We have a crisis of masculinity in the East and it is feeding the far right.”
Excellent piece by the New York Times about the struggle of men in East Germany with the challenges after reunification and how the right-wing AfD party is exploiting this.
nyti.ms/2yV1cgu #in
Excellent piece by the New York Times about the struggle of men in East Germany with the challenges after reunification and how the right-wing AfD party is exploiting this.
nyti.ms/2yV1cgu #in
