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Do they all count suicide using the same definition? Are they age-standardised or not? In the UK suicide stats come from ONS, and they count: > all deaths fro
by DanBC 6y ago
Do they all count suicide using the same definition? Are they age-standardised or not?
In the UK suicide stats come from ONS, and they count:
> all deaths from intentional self-harm for persons aged 10 years and over and deaths caused by injury or poisoning where the intent was undetermined for those aged 15 years and over.
The US uses
> Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.
(but not for people under 9 years old). Including "intent" means the numbers end up being pretty different.
- ashtonkem 6y agoI believe that the age adjustment is designed to compensate for that, but I’m no expert.