Global economic crisis 'linked to suicide rise'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24123677

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Unstable economy

The researchers from the universities of Oxford and Bristol in the UK, along with colleagues from Hong Kong University, used data from the World Health Organization mortality database, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database.

In 2009, there was a 37% rise in unemployment and 3% falls in GDP per capita, reflecting the onset of the economic crisis in 2008.

At the same time, male suicide rates began to climb.

There were nearly 5,000 'extra' suicides above the expected level for that year.