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SUBMITTER: Zhong BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5123573 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhong Bao-Liang BL Chiu Helen F K HF Conwell Yeates Y
Scientific reports 20161125
In the context of rapid ageing, understanding the time-trend of elderly suicide (ES) could inform China's efforts on suicide prevention. We examined time-trends in Chinese ES rates (ESRs) from 1987 to 2014, a period of profound social changes. Suicide rates by residence (rural/urban), gender, and 5-year age-group (65+) in 1987-2014 were provided by the Chinese Ministry of Health. Time-trends were analyzed with joinpoint analysis. The time-trend of national ESRs was downward (average annual perce ...[more]