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A comparative study of elderly suicides in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
— trends over time and age-associated trends | | Author(s) | Ajit Shah, Jacqueline Coupe |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 21, no 3, June 2009 |
| Pages | pp 581-587 |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Death rate [statistics] ; Comparison ; Longitudinal surveys ; England ; Wales ; Scotland ; Northern Ireland. |
| Annotation | Time trends in suicide rates of older adults and age-associated trends in suicide rates in the UK (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) were examined and comparisons were made of such suicide rates in these countries using data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Suicide rates in older people of both sexes declined over the 24-year period 1979 to 2002 in England, Wales, and Scotland, but only in females in the age-band 65-74 years in Northern Ireland. Female suicide rates increased with age, while male suicide rates peaked in the age-band 25-34 years in England and Wales. In Northern Ireland and Scotland, male suicide rates decreased with age and peaked in the age-band 25-34 years, and female suicide rates peaked in the age-bands 25-34, 35-44 and 45-54 years. Suicide rates amongst older people were lowest in Northern Ireland. The similarities and differences in suicide rates of older adults, time trends for older suicide rates and age-associated trends in suicide rates between the constituent countries of the UK offer an opportunity to examine the differential characteristics between these countries which may potentially explain these observations. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090616225 A |
| Classmark | EV: S5: 48: 3J: 82: 9: 9A: 9Y |
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