International Study: Suicide Rates Increasing in China By Rob Gifford Published December 2, 2002 at 9:00 PM PST This story was published more than 22 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 4:13 Each year, about 280,000 people in China commit suicide while 2 million more attempt it, according to an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet. NPR's Rob Gifford reports. Copyright 2002 NPR