Citation

Bille-Brahe U. Nord. J. Psychiatry 1994; 48(4): 257-261.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/08039489409078146

PMID

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Abstract

During the past 70 years, Danish rates of registered suicide have increased by more than one-third. Variations in the ratio of death by suicide to death by other causes distributed by sex and age are discussed, the conclusion being that death by suicide constitutes an increasing proportion of all deaths. Especially among people not yet in their middle age, the proportion has increased markedly from a few per cent in 1922 to approximately 20% today. Among young people below the age of 30 years every fifth death is due to suicide, and among the somewhat older - that is, those 30-40 years old - suicide is the most frequent cause of death. © 1994 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.

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