title: Suicide and homicide in Costa Rica.
abstract: Suicide and homicide rates are lower in Costa Rica than in the United States. Firearms are used less often for suicide and for murder in Costa Rica than in the United States; hanging is more common as a method for suicide in Costa Rica and cutting/piercing more common as a method for murder. Suicide rates do not increase with age in Costa Rica, while the chances of being murdered do increase with age, unlike the United States.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology