Lindelius R
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1979 Sep;60(3):295-310. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1979.tb00278.x.
Changes in the suicide rate in Sweden have been studied over the period 1749-1975. It has risen from about 2 per 100,000 inhabitants at the middle of the 18th century to about 20 per 100,000 during the period 1971-1975. Thus a more than tenfold increase is evident. From the non-standardized figures a real and substantial increase can be demonstrated which becomes even more apparent after standardization. This increase is independent of variations in the age composition of the population. The increase has occurred in the younger age groups: between the ages of 20 and 35 years, i. e.during the most active years of life, suicide is the leading cause of death today. An account of legislative measures for suicide prevention during this period is also presented. There is considerable support for the assumption that the low suicide rate registered in Sweden up to the beginning of the 19th century was an effect of the powerful influence of religion over the population.
人们研究了1749年至1975年期间瑞典自杀率的变化情况。自杀率从18世纪中叶的每10万居民约2例，上升至1971年至1975年期间的每10万居民约20例。因此，增长超过了十倍是显而易见的。从非标准化数据可以看出实际且大幅的增长，标准化后这一增长更为明显。这种增长与人口年龄构成的变化无关。增长出现在较年轻的年龄组：20岁至35岁之间，即在生命中最活跃的时期，自杀如今是主要死因。文中还介绍了这一时期预防自杀的立法措施。有相当多的证据支持这样一种假设，即直到19世纪初瑞典记录的低自杀率是宗教对民众强大影响的结果。
