title: [Distribution of suicides in West Germany (1981-1986)].
abstract: Based on data from official suicide statistics the suicide rates of all 11 federal states of FRG between the years 1981 to 1986 are analysed. The age-standardised suicide rates show a configuration of high rates in the North of Germany (Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen). The lowest rates (total, males and females) were found in Nordrhein-Westfalen. In addition, the influence of religion, unemployment and population density (capital cities) on social suicide rates are empirically demonstrated and discussed.
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authors.lastname: Heim
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authors.lastname: Konkol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends
vernacular_title: Suizidverteilung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1981-1986).