The rate of suicide in the Caribbean has been steadily increasing. Hospital records have confirmed this. It would appear that in those countries with a high East Indian population that hospitalization has been mainly for the ingestion of poisons. In those with a low East Indian population, a common method among Afro-Caribbeans has been overdosing with analgesics or benzodiazepines. Those who complete suicide continue to be males in mid-adulthood. (24 refs.)