In Britain, there is virtually no difference between the two rates, while in Australia the rate is actually slightly lower among the elderly than the young (see Table 1).
這在世界各國並非普遍現象，歐美各國老年人口與年輕人口的自殺率並沒有如此明顯的差距，在英國兩者相去不遠，澳洲老年人口的自殺率甚至比年輕人還低。（見表一）