Trends of completed suicide rates among Malaysian elderly between 1995 and 2020

• Main Authors: Nurul Salwana Abu Bakar (Author), Nur Azmiah Zainuddin (Author), Zamtira Seman (Author), Noor Raihan Khamal (Author), Masrol Hafizal Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Suicide among the elderly has become a global public health concern. This study was carried out to determine the trend of completed suicide rates according to age, sex, and ethnicity and the suicidal methods among the elderly in Malaysia. Methods All suicide-related deaths in eld...