Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2004; 53(22): 481-484.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

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PMID

15190245

Abstract

Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death overall in China and the leading cause of death in persons aged 15-34 years. During 1995-1999, approximately 287,000 persons died each year from suicide, a national rate of 23 per 100,000 population. In addition, an estimated 2 million suicide attempts occur each year. To characterize suicides and attempted suicides in China, analyses were conducted of 1) a psychological autopsy study comparing suicides with other injury deaths and 2) three studies of attempted suicides. This report summarizes the results of these analyses, which indicated that 58% of China's suicides were caused by ingesting pesticide, 91% of suicide victims had never visited a mental health professional, and 45% of suicide attempts were impulsive acts performed after considering suicide for