How many people die by suicide each year? Not 727,000: a systematic review and meta-analysis of suicide underreporting across 71 countries over 122 years

How many people die by suicide each year? Not 727,000: a systematic review and meta-analysis of suicide underreporting across 71 countries over 122 years

BackgroundSuicide underreporting undermines accurate public health assessments and resource allocation for suicide prevention. This study aims at synthesizing evidence on suicide underreporting and to estimate a global underreporting rate.MethodsWe conducted a PRISMA-compliant systematic review on s...

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Main Authors: Nicola Meda, Ludovica Angelozzi, Matteo Poletto, Angelo Patane’, Josephine Zammarrelli, Irene Slongo, Fabio Sambataro, Diego De Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
misclassification
under-reporting
suicide
global burden
global health estimates
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1609580/full
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