Comparing estimates for 2000 with those for 2012, there was an increase of 38% in suicide rates in the African Region.
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老年人自杀率特别高，青年自杀率也很高。
Suicide rates are particularly high among the elderly, but there is also a peak among the young.
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喝农药自杀是全球最常见的自杀手段，在非洲区域农村是一个特别令人关注的问题。
Suicide by intentional pesticide ingestion is among the most common methods of suicide globally, and of particular concern in rural agricultural areas in the African Region.
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世卫组织美洲区域的自杀状况
Suicide in the WHORegion of the Americas
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世卫组织美洲区域的估算自杀率通常低于世卫组织其它区域。
In the WHORegion of the Americas, estimated suicide rates are generally lower than in other WHO regions.
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但圭亚那是2012年全球估算自杀率最高的国家，苏里南排名第六。
However, Guyana is the country with the highest estimated suicide rate for 2012 globally, and Suriname has the sixth highest.
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在该区域，青年自杀率呈现第一个高峰，其它年龄组维持在同一水平，老年男性自杀率升高。
Suicide rates in this Region show a first peak among the young, remain at the same level for other age groups and rise again in elderly men.
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在高收入国家，上吊占自杀总数的50%，使用枪支是第二种最常见的自杀手段，占自杀总数的18%。
In high-income countries, hanging accounts for 50% of suicides, and firearms are the second most common method, accounting for 18% of suicides.
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美洲高收入国家使用枪支自杀人数占所有自杀的46%，这是高收入国家使用枪支自杀比例较高的主要因素。
The relatively high proportion of suicides by firearms in high-income countries is primarily driven by high-income countries in the Americas where firearms account for 46% of all suicides; in other high-income countries firearms account for only 4.5% of all suicides.