THE gap in male suicide rates between Scotland and elsewhere in Britain has increased more than tenfold since the 1960s, according to new figures.
THE gap in male suicide rates between Scotland and elsewhere in Britain has increased more than tenfold since the 1960s, according to new figures.
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Helen Puttick Health Correspondent
While death by suicide is declining in Scotland, people are still more likely to take their own lives than in England and Wales, according to a new report.
The figures show the suicide rate among men of working age is 73% higher in Scotland than south of the Border. Among women, the rate is almost double that south of the Border.
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