Suicide in Scandinavia. An epidemiological analysis.
Suicide rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden for the past few years are presented. Despite the fact that the Nordic countries, both historically and at present, have many features in common, differences between the countries in the frequency of suicide are pronounced. These differences and the reliability of Nordic suicide statistics are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007055:Iceland; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D012042:Registries; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013548:Sweden