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Suicide in an international perspective

D Lester1

  • 1Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ, USA.

Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
|April 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

National suicide rates showed a slowdown in the 1980s for high-rate countries and a global increase in male suicide rates. Predictor variables successfully identified national differences in suicide rates across 17 industrialized nations.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • National suicide rates exhibit complex temporal and demographic trends.
  • Understanding factors influencing international variations in suicide is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify epidemiological trends in national suicide rates.
  • To explore theories explaining national differences in suicide rates.
  • To develop a predictive model for national suicide rates in industrialized nations.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of epidemiological trends in national suicide rates.
  • Review of theories on national differences in suicide.
  • Selection and application of predictor variables for statistical modeling.

Main Results:

  • A slowdown in suicide rates was observed in high-rate nations during the 1980s.
  • A worldwide increase in the male suicide rate was identified.
  • Selected predictor variables demonstrated success in predicting suicide rates across 17 industrialized nations.

Conclusions:

  • National suicide rate trends are influenced by identifiable factors.
  • Predictive modeling can offer insights into variations in national suicide rates.
  • Further research into the determinants of male suicide rates globally is warranted.

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