Suicide, gender, and age variations in India. Are women in indian society protected from suicide?
A new set of data concerning the pattern of suicide in India between 1991-1997 are presented. Suicide rates rose over this period despite a small decline in the Indian suicide rate in 1995 and 1996. It was found that between 1995 and 1997 there was a modest fall in the suicide rates among under 29-year-olds of both sexes, and an increase among those 30 years and older. The pattern of suicides in India is bimodal: the incidence of suicides is highest for those in the 30-44-year-old category of both sexes and tends to decline in higher age categories. Suicide rates were nearly equal for young women and men, a contrast with the pattern of suicide sex ratios in eight developed countries.
Mayer
Peter
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Politics Department, Adelaide University, SA, Australia. peter.mayer@adelaide.edu.au
Ziaian
Tahereh
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention