Suicide mortality rates (per100000 population)in WHO regionsbyagegroupand sex,2000EasternWorldAfricaAmericasSouth-EastAsiaEuropeWesternPacificMediterraneanAgeBothFemaleFemaleFemaleMaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleMaleMaleMaleFemaleFemalegroupsexes(vears)19.62126.52.11263.313.68.23508.35.04.819.621.213.5AllagesNANANANANANANANANANANANA0-4-NANA1.81.11.11.40.70.73.14.616.420.81.8111.15140.66.4174.014.45.77.58.515-2913.914.622.513.616:830.014.622.517.019.023.21134.717.14.318.510.046.88.17.46.019.023.230-4420.528.825.117.73.718.84.923.25.752.011.38.04.328.825.145-5952.722.27.9415.152.726.439.019.14221.547.612.911.239.060-697.48.39.57.536.689.261.032.528.54429.448.215489.261.070-795784.29.350.047.522.072.922.584.2≥80486112.819.911.019.8112.8NA.NotapplicableWorldwide,the highest suicide rates are foundamongmales intheEuropean Region and among both sexes in the Westem PacificRegion
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RegionaldistributionofglobalRegional distribution of the globalsuicide mortality,2000suicide burden (DALYs lost),2000Totalno.ofdeaths=817700Total no.ofDALYslost=19257000AFRAFRAMRAMR3%4%8%8%WPRWPRSEAR38%42%21%SEAR26%EMREUREMREUR4%23%3%20%TheWestern Pacific Region (WPR)has theThe Western Pacific Region (WPR)accountsfor38%of the total number of DALYs lostgreatest share of suicide deaths relative to theotherworld regions.globallyto suicide
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Suicide mortalityrates byWHO region,incomelevelandsex,20o0AFR-LMICAMR-HICAMR-LMICSEAR-IndiaSEAR-other LMICMaleEUR-HICFemaleEUR-LMICEMR-HICEMR-LMICWPR-HICWPR-ChinaWPR-otherLMIC01020304050Mortalityrate(per1000opopulation)Malesinthelow-andmiddle-incomecountriesof Europe(EUR-LMiC)havea suicide ratethat isalmosttwice thoseamongmenin the other regional groupings..Similarly.women in Chinahavea suicide rate thatisapproximatelytwicethatofwomeninotherpartsoftheworld
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