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Suicide

Injury / external · Master rank #16 · ~1.7% of deaths (Top 20 avg)

Short comparison of all 20 systems on one page. Click a country for the full treatment / prevention / lifestyle page.

Illustrative playbooks — composed from system archetype + cause pathway. Not clinical guidelines.
South Korea#8 · 3.5%
NHI single payer + private hospitals

Very high utilization; hospital-heavy; aggressive screening culture. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Highest peer suicide rates — intensive prevention focus

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Finland#12 · 2.2%
Tax-funded / reforming

Public primary care + occupational health overlay. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Historic high rates drove long-run prevention investment

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Japan#14 · 2.2%
Statutory insurance, fee schedule

High visit frequency, low unit prices, specialist access without US-style referral walls. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Long-running national suicide-prevention plans after 2000s peak

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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United States#14 · 1.8%
Medicare/Medicaid + commercial

High-tech acute care; prior auth; huge price variation by payer. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Medicare/Medicaid + commercial.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Sweden#15 · 1.8%
Decentralized tax-funded

Primary-care centered; strong public health infrastructure. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Decentralized tax-funded.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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New Zealand#15 · 1.9%
Tax-funded + private optional

Pharmac constrains drug spend; public hospitals for major care. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded + private optional.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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France#15 · 2.0%
Statutory health insurance

Ambulatory specialist access; strong pharma/device availability. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Statutory health insurance.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Australia#16 · 1.8%
Universal Medicare + private optional

Strong primary care gatekeeping with private hospital overflow. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Universal Medicare + private optional.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Switzerland#16 · 1.8%
Mandatory private insurance

High spend, high access, canton variation. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory private insurance.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Norway#17 · 1.7%
Tax-funded national system

Wealthy Nordic model; GP lists + municipal prevention. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded national system.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Taiwan#17 · 1.8%
NHI single payer

High ambulatory volume; global budgets constrain growth. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via NHI single payer.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Canada#17 · 1.7%
Single payer (provincial)

Single-payer core with wait times; limited private parallel. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Single payer (provincial).

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Netherlands#18 · 1.5%
Mandatory private insurance, regulated

Insurer-organized pathways; low uninsured rate. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory private insurance, regulated.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Denmark#18 · 1.5%
Tax-funded

Municipal prevention + regional hospitals. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Tax-funded.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Germany#18 · 1.5%
Statutory sickness funds

Ambulatory specialists + hospital sector; dense capacity. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Statutory sickness funds.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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United Kingdom#20 · 1.4%
NHS tax-funded

GP gatekeeping, NICE pathways, waiting-list rationing for elective care. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via NHS tax-funded.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Singapore#21 · 1.4%
S+3Ms (subsidy + MediSave + MediShield + MediFund)

Public clusters for most serious care; private ISP for those who pay up. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via S+3Ms (subsidy + MediSave + MediShield + MediFund).

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Spain#24 · 1.1%
SNS tax-funded

Strong primary care; Mediterranean public-health framing. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via SNS tax-funded.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Israel#24 · 1.1%
Mandatory health funds

Fund-integrated care; strong tech/trauma capacity. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via Mandatory health funds.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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Italy#25 · 1.1%
SSN tax-funded

GP gatekeeping; north/south performance gaps. Means restriction + crisis care beat awareness posters alone. Injury / external pathway via SSN tax-funded.

Treat Crisis lines; psychiatric emergency; follow-up after self-harm
Prevent Means restriction; school/workplace mental-health access
Lifestyle Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
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