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In this paper we want to discuss the relation between social capital and suicide. We have compared the two neighbouring counties of Västerbotten and Jämtland, both scarcely populated. Jämtland has for many years had much higher suicide rates than Västerbotten. Different aspects of social capital have been collected from the National publich health study ”Health on equal terms” 2014. General health and mental health are equal in both counties but all variables covering social capital differs consequently. The population in Jämtland has lower social capital than that in Västerbotten and females in both counties have higher social capital than males. The positive consequences of a high social capital should reasonably be beneficial in a suicide preventive perspective. The relation between suicide and social capital is well worth studying further. The issue of how to promote social capital in a community is very much a political question.

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