他是江苏首位化学奥赛金牌得主
他是海安中学“寒门出才子”的典范学生
是什么，让他选择了永远离去？……
当所有人在关注你飞得高不高时，有谁关注到你飞得累不累？这句话，用在王庆根身上，恐怕再合适不过。
2012年4月6日，远在大洋彼岸的王庆根选择了永远离去。
“寒门出才子”典范—家境贫寒，苦读出来的才子：1972年10月22日，王庆根出生于偏僻的海安县南莫镇邓庄村普通的农民家中。父亲只有小学文化，母亲是文盲。
……
他的死，让无数人扼腕。
（以上摘自：工人日报，2012-04-27）
有感于对王庆根自杀原因的各种评论，特列出美国人自杀统计数据（摘自美国NIH）：
（http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention/index.shtml ）
Research shows that risk factors for suicide include:
depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors.
prior suicide attempt
family history of mental disorder or substance abuse
family history of suicide
family violence, including physical or sexual abuse
firearms in the home,3 the method used in more than half of suicides
incarceration
exposure to the suicidal behavior of others, such as family members, peers, or media figures.
Of every 100,000 people in each of the following ethnic/racial groups below, the following number died by suicide in 2007.
Highest rates:
American Indian and
Non-Hispanic Whites — 13.5 per 100,000
Lowest rates:
Hispanics — 6.0 per 100,000
Non-Hispanic Blacks — 5.1 per 100,000
Asian and Pacific Islanders — 6.2 per 100,000
结论：显然，忧郁过度是自杀的主要原因，家庭、基因、环境等因素也很重要。但是，值得注意的是：亚裔美国人的自杀比率远远低于白人，穷人阶层自杀率也低于于富人阶层。
