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Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l94 (Published 06 February 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l94

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Suicide falls by a third globally

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Global suicide mortality: Using data to inform action and monitor progress

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Re: Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

The suicide mortality is highly underestimated in developing countries like India as there is lack of Quality mortality data. The last data reported to crime Bearuea is just 10-15% of the total due to social stigmas associated with suicides..

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09 February 2019
Md Bashar
Community Physician
PGIMER, Chandigarh
R.No 125, SPH, PGIMER, Chandigarh