The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU.
Interesting BBC article about the shortage of men in Latvia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11493157
The article boils it down to a combination of poverty/unemployment and toxic macho culture, which leads men to depression, alcohol abuse, and risky behavior. Suicide rates are the highest in the EU, and over 80% of those suicides are men. Latvia has the highest proportion of single mothers in the EU.