title: Cross-national study of the correlation of general population suicide rates with unemployment rates.
abstract: Individual and aggregate-level studies in at least seven countries have yielded significant positive correlations for suicide with unemployment, particularly for men of younger age groups. Unemployment may act as a stressful life event leading to suicide; however, the correlation of general population suicide rates with measures of unemployment in a cross-national study of 27 countries was not statistically significant, and the magnitude was small. To be certain, further data on unemployment rates would be needed for a larger number of countries, particularly with low income.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston. ajit.shah@wlmht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhandarkar