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. 2025 Dec 9;28(1):e302069. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-302069

Table 1. Summary of included studies (full details in online supplemental table S4).

Author Category: number and type of interventions included Summary of study countries and income level Study outcome measure/s Main risk estimate from meta-analysis Events in non-intervention group Events in intervention group
Okolie et al36 Roads: no eligible studies NA NA NA NA NA
Okolie et al16 Jumping: 14 studies of means restrictions at bridges and other jumping sites Switzerland (3) USA (3), UK (2), Canada (2), New Zealand (2) and Australia (2). All high-income countries. Number of suicide deaths (13 studies), suicide attempts (1) Suicide deaths: IRR 0.09 (0.03 to 0.27), p<0.001. 742.3 suicide deaths per year 70.6 suicide deaths per year
Pirkis et al2 Jumping: 9 studies of 8 structural interventions on bridges and cliffs UK (2), USA (2), New Zealand (2), Canada (1), Switzerland (1). All high-income countries. Numbers and rates of suicide deaths. Suicide deaths: RR 0.14, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.21, p=0.001. 436 (5.7 per year) 21 (0.5 per year)
Barker et al21 Railway: 5 articles of means restriction measures at railway stations. Hong Kong (2), Japan (1). All high-income countries. Number of suicide deaths (6), fatality rate of suicide attempts (2), suicide attempts (2). Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Lim et al27 Poisoning (multiple): 62 studies of pesticides (23 studies), domestic gas (17), motor vehicle exhaust (11) and pharmaceuticals (11). 26 countries: 20 high-income countries (53 studies) and 6 low- and middle-income countries (9 studies). Change in rate of suicide deaths using the restricted poison, measured using IRR. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Morgan et al28 Paracetamol poisoning: 12 studies examining restrictions of paracetamol. All 12 studies were of the UK (high-income). Severity of poisoning (8 studies), hospital admission (6) and deaths from paracetamol poisoning (3). Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Gunnell et al4 Pesticides: 27 studies of specific pesticides bans (12 studies), sales restrictions (8) and mandatory licensing or registering of users (5). 16 countries. 5 low-income or middle-income countries (Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Jordan and Sri Lanka) and 11 high-income (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, UK and USA). Rates and numbers of pesticide suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Reifels et al30 Pesticides: 5 studies. 3 studies in India and 2 in Sri Lanka. All lower- and middle-income countries. Rates of suicide (4), suicide from pesticide poisoning (2) and attempted suicide (3). Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Pirkis et al17 Jumping: 23 articles representing 18 unique studies of jumping. USA (5), UK (3), NZ (2), Australia (2), Canada (2), Hong Kong (2), Switzerland (2). All high-income countries. Suicide rates Suicide deaths: IRR 0.07, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.19, p<0·0001. 863 (5.8 per year) 211 (2.4 per year)
Cox et al22 Jumping: 9 studies of restricting access to means by installing physical barriers at sites used for jumping. UK (2), Hong Kong (1), New Zealand (2), USA (2), Switzerland (1), Canada (1). All high-income countries. Numbers of suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Linskens et al19 Multiple: 10 studies of 9 interventions including 4 studies of barriers at bridges or railway stations, 3 of platform screen doors and 3 of restricting access to charcoal. Hong Kong (2), South Korea (2), Taiwan, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Japan. All high-income countries. Suicide deaths (including method-specific) per year. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Ishimo et al20 Multiple: 11 studies on physical barriers, 3 studies on pesticides restrictions, 4 studies on domestic gas, motor vehicle gas and charcoal poisoning. 3 studies (of 2 interventions) in Canada, Japan (3 studies), New Zealand (2), Switzerland (2), South Korea (1), UK (1) Australia (1). All high-income countries. Suicide mortality rates and site/method-specific suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Zalsman et al23 Multiple: 24 studies of firearms restrictions (11), medication withdrawal (5), pesticide restriction (5), barriers at jumping sites (2) and charcoal sales restrictions (1). USA (4), Australia (2), UK (3), Sri Lanka (3), India (1), Norway (1), Sweden (1), Denmark (1), Switzerland (1), Israel (1), New Zealand (1), Austria (1), Canada (1), Hong Kong (1). 4/24 studies in lower- and middle-income countries. Suicide death, including methods-specific death. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Mann et al24 Multiple: 27 studies of barbiturate restrictions (7), firearms restrictions (6), domestic gas detoxification (6), catalytic converters (4), pesticide restrictions (2), barriers to jumping (1), analgesic pack size change (1). USA (5), Canada (3), Australia (4), Finland (1), Samoa (1), UK (5), Japan (1), New Zealand (1), Germany (1), Norway (1), Sweden (1), Netherlands (1), Denmark (1). One upper-middle income country. Suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Mann et al31 Multiple: 49 studies of firearms restrictions, 2 studies of pesticides, 3 studies of domestic and motor vehicle gas. List of included studies not available. Suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Robinson et al29 Multiple: 8 studies on means restriction (2 on restriction of SSRIs in under 18 s and 6 on firearms restrictions). Canada (3), New Zealand (1), Israel (1), Austria (1), UK (1). One study of 23 WHO Stratum A countries. All suicide deaths, method-specific suicide. Meta-analysis not conducted. Not available Not available
Bailey et al32 Pesticides (1). Sri Lanka (1). Lower-middle-income country. Pesticide self-poisoning. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
Hahn et al34 Firearms: 15 studies of firearms restrictions. USA (14) and Canada (2). High income countries. Suicide deaths. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence18 Multiple: 16 studies of barriers and safety nets at jumping sites (11), platform screen doors (2), road access restriction (2) and firearm legislation (1). Canada (2), USA (3), New Zealand (2), Switzerland (1), UK (2), Austria (1), Australia (3), South Korea (1), Japan (1). All high-income countries. Suicide deaths and suicide attempts. Suicide deaths: risk ratio=0.24 (95% CI 0.14 to 0.39). 1001 (3.16 per year) 116 (0.72 per year)
Rubbo et al33 Pesticides: 9 studies of pesticide regulations. India (2), South Korea (2), Taiwan (2), Japan (1), China (1), Mongolia (1). 4/9 studies were in lower- and middle-income countries. Suicides by pesticide poisoning. Meta-analysis was not conducted. Not available Not available

IRR, incident rate ratio.