Suicide in Hong Kong: Epidemiological Profile and Burden Analysis, 1981 to 2001

The authors sought to describe changes in the epidemiological profile of suicides in Hong Kong, & the burden of suicides in terms of years of life lost between 1981 & 2001. They found that the suicide rate had increased from 9.6 per 100,000 to 15 per 100,000 between 1981 & 2001. The total years of life lost due to suicide increased by 96% from about 9900 years in 1981 to 19,400 years in 2001, with the total share of years of life lost attributable to suicide increasing from 3.6% to 8.1%. (26 refs)