I think it&#x27;s very simplistic to say income is the driving force in these numbers. And I would be careful about explaining phenomena like this with your own personal beliefs about society.<p>Heres the very first study I found when googling income inequality and suicide [0]:<p>&gt; Our results indicate that there is a statistically insignificant positive effect of inequality on the incidence of suicide.<p>0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ideas.repec.org&#x2F;p&#x2F;adv&#x2F;wpaper&#x2F;200613.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ideas.repec.org&#x2F;p&#x2F;adv&#x2F;wpaper&#x2F;200613.html</a>