In this letter to the editor, Wasserman & Varnik discuss suicide trends in the Baltic countries during 1967-1993 & how these trends can be divided into 3 periods in accordance with the sociopolitical situation. In the third period, 1991-1992, the social structure was changing from socialism to a market economy. The suicide rate for males rapidly increased, with the rate in 1993 being the highest of this century. (2 refs.)