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Random effects meta-analyses were used to estimate the number of suicides per 1,000,000 admissions, the rate of suicide per 100,000 patient years and the proportion of suicides by common suicide methods. Temporal trends were examined with mixed-effects meta-regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The pooled number of suicides per 1,000,000 admissions was 16.3 (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u2009[9.8, 27.0]). The pooled rate of suicide per 100,000 patient-years was 82.7 suicides (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u2009[49.6, 115.7]). Jumping accounted for 52.1% (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u2009[39.4, 64.4]) of suicides, and 20.6% (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u2009[13.1, 30.8]) were by hanging. The number of suicides per admission declined over time (point estimate of slope\u2009=\u2009\u22120.039, standard error\u2009=\u20090.01,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0004) to 4.7 suicides per 1,000,000 admissions (95% confidence interval\u2009=\u2009[1.7, 12.9],\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200997) in nine studies published after 2010. The rate of suicide per patient year was unchanged over 60\u2009years of primary research (slope\u2009\u2a7d\u2009\u22120.0001, standard error\u2009=\u20090.0001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.97).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rate of suicide in general hospital inpatients is an order of magnitude higher than the global suicide rate. 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