How Reliable Are Official Annual Suicide Numbers in Sri Lanka?

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Title: How Reliable Are Official Annual Suicide Numbers in Sri Lanka?
Authors: Weerasinghe M; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.; Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK., Karunarathne A; Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka., Metcalfe C; Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK., Konradsen F; Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Jayawickrama H; South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Hawton K; Centre for Suicide Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Miller M; Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA., Kumarasinghe N; South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Hashini P; South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka., Rajapaksha S; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka., Chang SS; Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan., Agampodi S; Innovation, Initiatives & Enterprise Development Department, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Agampodi T; Innovation, Initiatives & Enterprise Development Department, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Eddleston M; Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Source: Crisis [Crisis] 2026 Jun 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 12.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Hogrefe Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 8218602 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2151-2396 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02275910 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Crisis Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2151-2396
DOI:10.1027/0227-5910/a001060