Quote Originally Posted by grantzer View Post
Nevertheless, a reasonably consistent picture is beginning to emerge from high income countries. Reports suggest either no rise in suicide rates (Massachusetts, USA11; Victoria, Australia13; England14) or a fall (Japan,9 Norway15) in the early months of the pandemic.
That's from the bmj
Means nothing with respect. That's not Scotland and the numbers do not compare with the five year rolling average that's showing a significant increase in this country last year.

What are the figures of 11, 13 and 14? Is this numbers per 100,000? I can see the following from the ONS mind - doesn't suggest an increase in Engurlandshire but also gives a reason why the figures might be low in Q2 (interesting) and why they might be significantly higher in Q3 -

'Provisional data show there were 10.7 suicide deaths per 100,000 people in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2020 in England, equivalent to 1,334 deaths registered; this rate is similar to rates seen in the third quarter of previous years.

In the provisional Quarter 3 2020 data, there were 16.3 deaths per 100,000 males (992 deaths registered) and 5.4 suicide deaths per 100,000 females (342 deaths registered); these rates are similar to rates observed in the same quarter in previous years.

Whilst the provisional rates observed in Quarter 3 2020 for men and women are statistically significantly higher compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2020, this is because of the lower number of suicides registered in Quarter 2 that have subsequently been registered in Quarter 3.

The lower number of suicides registered in Quarter 2 2020 is likely to be caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic having an impact on the coroner's service resulting in delays to inquests.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...evious%20years.