Table 2: Suicidal ideation and attempts in community samples of youth in the Mediterranean countries.

Country Study Details S-Ideation S-Attempt
Albania No study available - -
Algeria No study available - -
Bosnia & Herzegovina No study available - -
Croatia Data from 45,806 high school students aged 15-16 years from 17 European countries (Croatia n = 3008) [51]. 32.2% 8.4%
Cyprus Data from 45,806 high school students aged 15-16 years from 17 European countries (Greek Cypriot n = 6340) [51]. 26.5% 14.9%
Egypt Data from 8417 university students from 12 countries (Egypt n = 653) [52]. 17.5% 7.1%
France Data from 2003 European School Survey Project on high school students (France n = 13,187) [53]. 9.59% 8.88
Greece Data from 45,806 high school students aged 15-16 years from 17 European countries (Greece n = 3060) [51]. 26.4% 12.5%
Israel Data from 1770 Jewish Israeli 10th-grade pupils [54]. 17.4% 7.1%
Italy Data from 5572 university students from 12 countries (Italy n = 471) [9]. 20.5% 2.6%
Lebanon Data from 8417 university students from 12 countries (Lebanon n = 706) [52]. 12.3% 5.1%
Libya No study available
Malta No study available
Monaco No study available
Montenegro No study available
Morocco Self-report survey of suicidal behaviors in a total of 3020 students (53% boys) aged 11-23 years (average age = 16 ± 2.1 years) in the North-Centre region of Morocco among students in public secondary schools [55]. 15.7% 6.5%
Palestine Data from 8417 university students from 12 countries (Palestine n = 793) [52]. 23.6% 17.6%
Slovenia Data from 45,806 high school students aged 15-16 years from 17 European countries (Slovenia n = 3085) [51]. 30.8% 12.5%
Spain Survey of 2118 Spanish university students about 12-months prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts [56]. 9.9% 0.6%
Syria No study available
Tunisia Eskin et al. Data from 8417 university students from 12 countries (Tunisia n = 707) [52]. 19.2% 5.0%
Turkey Data from 3031 Turkish university and high school students [57]. 36.1% 9.4%