Suicide ideation is significantly more prevalent among women than men in both developed (2.2% vs. 1.7%, χ21= 12.5, p < .001) and developing (2.4% vs. 1.6%, χ21= 25.1, p < .001) countries. Suicide plans are significantly more common among women than men in developing (0.8% vs. 0.6%, χ21= 7.0, p = .008), but not developed, countries. Gender differences in the prevalence of attempts are not significant in either developed or developing countries. Overall, few socio-demographics variables were associated with suicide attempts among ideators. Specifically, in developed countries, younger age (i.e., <50 years-old) predicted unplanned attempts among ideators and unemployment predicted planned attempts. In developing countries, being a student predicted unplanned attempts and unemployment again predicted planned attempts. The bivariate ORs of these significant predictors were in the range 2.4–9.4. (Detailed results are not reported, but are available on request.)
