Discuss gender, ethnic, and cross-cultural differences in suicide rates within the United States and across nations.

Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
▪ Two to three times more women than men attempt suicide, but men are four times more likely than women to complete suicide.This gender difference is true across all age groups.
▪ For women the most common method of suicide is poisoning.In addition, men who attempt suicide tend to be surer in their intent to die than are women.
▪ European Americans have higher suicide rates than all other groups-approximately 12 people per 100,000- and Native Americans are close behind, at approximately 11 per 100,000.Suicide among Native Americans is tied to poverty, lack of education and hope, discrimination, substance abuse, and the easy availability of firearms.
▪ There are cross-national differences in suicide rates, with higher rates in much of Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China and lower rates in Latin America and South America.The suicide rates in Australia, the United States, Canada, and England fall between these two extremes.The differences may be due in part to cultural and religious norms.Followers of religions that expressly forbid suicide are less likely to attempt it.