Abstract
Regions with the Highest Suicide Rates for Children and Adolescents – Some Observations
Highlights
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Griffith Univeristy, Australia
Our recent analysis of 81 countries between 2000 and 2009 based on the WHO Mortality database [3] revealed that the highest suicide rates for children and adolescent in both sexes were mainly found in the former Soviet Union and Central and South America (Table 1)
There are sex differences: former Soviet Union countries seem to prevail in young males, while Southern American countries are overrepresented in females
Summary
Link to published version https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/regions-with-the-highest-suicide-rates-for-childrenand-adolescents-some-observations-2375-4494.1000e104.php?aid=25570 Kolves and De Leo, J Child Adolesc Behav 2014, 2:2 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jcalb.1000e104
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