Citation

Berger LR. Am. J. Public Health 1988; 78(7): 826-828.

Affiliation

Division of Health Services Research and Education, Lovelace Medical Foundation, Albuquerque, NM 87108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3381961

PMCID

PMC1350344

Abstract

Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world (29 per 100,000 population in 1980). Suicides are especially frequent among young adults, both male and female. Compared to the US, the suicide rate for males ages 15 to 24 years in Sri Lanka is nearly four times greater; the female rate nearly 13 times greater. The most common mode of suicide is ingestion of liquid pesticides.

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