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    Berichten zufolge starben in diesem Jahr allein in Japan fast 40.000 Menschen zu Hause

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyx6wwp5d5o

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    1. Fit-Criticism-7165 on

      Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police shows.

      Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they were found, according to the National Police Agency.

      Japan currently has the world’s oldest population, according to the United Nations.

      The agency hopes its report will shed light on the country’s growing issue of vast numbers of its aging population who live, and die, alone.

      (Continues…)

    2. Complete_Stretch_561 on

      Not really sure if there’s a way to tackle 孤独死 at this point

    3. AcademicIncrease8080 on

      This is the depressing reality of a country experiencing an ageing population and a catastrophic collapse in birth rates.

      On Reddit you so often get commenters celebrating the fall in births (*”Good! The world needs fewer humans, we’re a virus on this planet”* etc etc). Well, this is what that antinatalist dream looks like in practice. It’s a nightmare, an epidemic of loneliness, people dying with no children, no siblings, families are vanishing into oblivion.

      Japan is already at the stage where some schools are closing because there simply aren’t enough children to attend (schools closing down because there aren’t any kids and old people dying alone is sad and dystopian, it is nothing to celebrate).

    4. Orlando1701 on

      I mean… that’s probably going to be me in about 40 years. The isolation problem that Japan has been facing for decades seems to be expanding into the U.S.

    5. Silly_Staff4427 on

      Its just a beginning. Coming up in europe and north america in like 20 years

    7. south-shore0 on

      People feel like slaves to capitalism. If they can’t afford/have time to enjoy the important things in life, they tend to not want to procreate or have meaningful relationships.

    8. wingspantt on

      I know there are devices like Life Alert, but I wonder if in the future we will have something that detects you’ve died. Like heart sensor on a smartwatch, detecting both that it’s being worn but no pulse for X hours.

      An older man on my street, who lived alone, died one day. Nobody knew but I guess he worked random shifts at a local hardware store, and after a month of taking no shifts they got worried and yeah, he had died 5 weeks prior.

    10. 1800-5-PP-DOO-DOO on

      I wish there was a way to create more communal living, but people are so annoying.

    12. MadamMoonlitMuse on

      This is such a heartbreaking issue. It’s a stark reminder of the importance of community and staying connected, especially for our elderly.

    13. lunchSpecial_number8 on

      Wonder what the number is in Italy. Other areas of the world where there is less rejuvenation of the population will be encountering this.

    14. autotldr on

      This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyx6wwp5d5o) reduced by 67%. (I’m a bot)
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      > Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country's police shows.

      > Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they were found, according to the National Police Agency.

      > Taken from the first half of 2024, the National Police Agency data shows that a total of 37,227 people living alone were found dead at home, with those aged 65 and over accounting for more than 70%. While an estimated 40% of people who died alone at home were found within a day, the police report found that nearly 3,939 bodies were discovered more than a month after death, and 130 had laid unnoticed for at least a year before discovery.

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    15. urlond on

      I mean dont you die alone? Sure being surrounded by people who might care for you seems nice, but none of them are coming with you.

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