title: [Finnish suicide mortality from 1950 to 2009 in an European comparison].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Trends in suicide mortality in Europe from 1950 to 2009 were studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on 4,777,113 suicides in addition to the data on population were extracted from the WHO Mortality Database.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In Europe, there was an increase in suicide mortality during the 1980s and the 1990s, followed by a decrease. The suicide mortality of Finnish men has decreased from the highest rate in the 1950s to the ninth place in the 2000s. In contrast, the suicide mortality of Finnish women is currently the second highest in Europe.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Continuous work and research are needed to enhance suicide prevention at the regional level.
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holopainen
authors.forename: Samuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helama
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Partonen
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*