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People who live in rural areas have a higher risk of dying by suicide than those who live in urban areas. However, Canadian research on this topic has found conflicting evidence. There is also a lack of research on the relationship between rural living and suicide attempts.

To examine whether there is a difference between rural and urban suicides and suicide attempts, researchers conducted a study using a large population-based database. The cases of suicide were adults (ages 18 or more) living in Ontario who died by suicide between April 1, 2007 and December 31, 2015. The controls were matched for age and sex with the cases and were alive at the time of the matched case’s death by suicide. Controls were matched for age and sex and had not previously attempted suicide at the time of the case’s attempt.

Read the results of this study.

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