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Article: Suicide and attempted suicide--China, 1990-2002.
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 11, 2004
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Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death overall in China and the leading cause of death in persons aged 15-34 years (1). During 1995-1999, approximately 287,000 persons died each year from suicide, a national rate of 23 per 100,000 population (1). In addition, an estimated 2 million suicide attempts occur each year (2). 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 ...