Lethal Violence Rates and Suicide-Homicide Ratios in 21 Developed Countries, 1955-1994: How Different are LVR and SHR from Suicide and Homicide Rates?

From a cross-national perspective, the practice of combining suicide and homicide rates into (1) lethal violence rates and (2) the proportion of lethal violence expressed as suicide is questioned. Using age standardized data on suicide and homicide rates from 21 developed countries during 1955-1994,...

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Published inArchives of suicide research Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 237 - 247
Main Author Fernquist, Robert M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Informa UK Ltd 01.07.2002
Subjects
Cross-national analysis
Murder
Social integration
Social problems
Suicide
Violence
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Summary:From a cross-national perspective, the practice of combining suicide and homicide rates into (1) lethal violence rates and (2) the proportion of lethal violence expressed as suicide is questioned. Using age standardized data on suicide and homicide rates from 21 developed countries during 1955-1994, results show that, for both males and females, lethal violence rates are so closely correlated to suicide rates that the former offers no unique information. However, the proportion of lethal violence expressed as suicide is a variable worth exploring.
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ISSN:1381-1118
1543-6136
DOI:10.1080/13811110214146