title: Suicide rate and skin color.
abstract: In two previously described samples of 53 and 43 nations, higher suicide rates of men, women, and the elderly population consistently corresponded to lighter skin color. This ecological (aggregate-level) association was independent of national differences in affluence, as measured by per capita Gross Domestic Product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria. martin.voracek@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voracek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*