Preventing suicide: A resource for suicide case registration

The aim of this publication is to provide a resource on how to establish or improve registration systems for suicide mortality. This includes:
• The identification of deaths due to suicide;
• Death certification of suicide cases using the International Classification of Diseases;
• Coverage of suicide registration systems (in cases where the suicide reporting system cannot function as a country-wide register);
• What information to record in case registration (including an example recording form);
• Persons involved in the data collection of suicide, and;
• The use of data collected on suicide mortality.