Criminalisation of suicide and suicide rates: an ecological study of 171 countries in the world.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the last half of the 20th century, many countries have already abolished antisuicide laws; however, more than 20 countries still adopt them. This paper is the first to systematically explore the association between criminalisation of suicide and national suicide rates in 171 countries/regions to examine the deterring effects of the antisuicide laws.

Design

A cross-sectional ecological study.

Setting

171 countries in the world.

Participants

In 2012, 25 countries were identified to carry antisuicide laws. A linear regression analysis was adopted to explore the association between national suicide rates (log transformed) and criminalisation of suicide in the world in 2012, having controlled for the Human Development Index (HDI), majority religious aff

SUBMITTER: Wu KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860012 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature