Research Guides: PSY 150: Suicide Rates in the U.S. and Beyond: Start Here

What is in this guide?

This research guide provides resources that will help you complete the Global Suicide Rates assignment in Addison's PSY courses. If you need help, or have any questions about using the resources presented in this guide, ask a librarian.

Getting Started

Background Information

Suicide Overview
Database: Credo Reference
Article from the Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health (2013).
Suicide Topic Page
Database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Data & Statistics

Statista
Provides statistical data on many topics, including suicide. In the search box, type: suicide rates

Global Suicide Mortality Rates

World Health Statistics Reports
WHO's annual World Health Statistics reports present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States - including suicide mortality rates. Look at the end of the reports for charts with regional data.

What to look for . . .

The image below is an example of what to look for at the end of the World Health Statistics Reports. In this example from the 2021 report, ANNEX 1 includes regional highlights. The charts for each region (Africa, Asia, etc.) list the countries along with health data. One of the categories is "Suicide Mortality Rate."

More Data Sources

United States

United States Suicide Data
Collection of data provided by the CDC.
NOTE: This link may take a few seconds to load.
Suicide Statistics
Statistics from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
CDC Vital Signs: Suicide
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) site provides statistics and links to other resources related to suicide.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Includes lots of educational materials, data, and statistics.

Global

WHO Suicide Prevention
World Health Organization (WHO) site that includes various resources related to suicide.
WHO: Suicide Data
Latest global estimates.
Suicide: GHDx
List of search results related to "suicide" in the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx).
IASP: International Association for Suicide Prevention
See the Publications and Resources sections.

Off-Campus Access

The username and password to access databases from off campus are similar to what you use to access the PCC portal (myPittCC) and Moodle. The only difference is that you DO NOT include the last part of your email address (@my.pittcc.edu) in the username. Generic logins are available to community residents with PCC library cards, and others who are enrolled in or are affiliated with PCC programs and continuing education courses. Have questions? Ask us!