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Gender-specific, directly age-standardised rates were calculated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified three distinct temporal phases: 1960\u20131967, when suicide rates in England &amp; Wales were initially higher than in Scotland, but then converged; 1968\u20131991, when male suicide rates in Scotland rose slightly faster than in England &amp; Wales; and 1992\u20132008, when there was a marked divergence in national trends. Much of the recent divergence in rates is attributable to the rise in suicide among young men and deaths by hanging in Scotland. Introduction of the \u2018undetermined intent\u2019 category in 1968 had a significant impact on suicide statistics across Great Britain, but especially so in Scotland.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Differences in temporal patterns in suicide risk between the countries are complex. 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