Suicide rate and skin color.
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.
Voracek
Martin
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Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria. martin.voracek@univie.ac.at
D000368:Aged; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*