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Divides deaths by suicide by the population and expresses the result per 100,000, the standard international rate.
Suicide rate
Rate per 100,000 = deaths by suicide / population x 100,000
Suicide rates vary strongly by age and sex, so crude rates are not comparable between populations with different structures.
Under-reporting is common where suicide is stigmatised or where coroner processes classify deaths as undetermined.