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DOI: 10.1177/0002764202250659 © 2003 SAGE Publications Adolescent Suicide From an International PerspectiveThe Richard Stockton College of New Jersey A review of international suicide rates indicates that although youth suicide rates are high, they are lower than rates for the elderly, have increased less dramatically in recent decades, and are higher for boys than for girls. It is argued that the increases in adolescent suicide rates that have occurred in some nations are a result of improved quality of life for adolescents, a factor that leads young people to blame themselves for failure.
Key Words: quality of life international perspective national suicide rates adolescent suicide sex differences
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