Suicide gap among young adults in Scotland: population study

Abstract

Introduction The number of deaths from suicide increased among young adults between 1981-3 and 1991-3 but fell among older adults.1 2 The gap between such deaths in the most and least deprived areas of Scotland widened during this period, particularly for young adults. We examine changes in suicide rates between 1980-2 and 1999-2001 by area according to deprivation for young men and women to test whether the gap has widened further.