Modan, B. (Tel Hashomer Hosp., Israel), I. Nissenkom and S. R. Lewkowski. Comparative epidemiologic aspects of suicide and attempted suicide in Israel. Amer. L Epid., 1970, 97: 393–399.—Reports of all suicides and attempted suicides among the Israeli Jewish population, reaching the Central Bureau of Statistics during the years 1962–1963, were reviewed. There were 322 suicides committed, and 1, 258 additional attempted in the country during this period, yielding mean annual rates of 11.8/100, 000 and 46.0/100,000, respectively. Suicide was more prevalent among males, with the rate rising with age, in contrast with age and sex patterns noted for attempted suicide. Also, suicide was more common in the European and Israeli born residents, while attempted suicide was more common in the African and Asian born. The methods chosen by subjects who committed suicide were hanging and poisoning in males, and burning in females, while poisoning was the most common method of attempted suicide in both sexes. These differences may indicate that the two categories represent different populations and that the person attempting suicide intends primarily to exhibit a demonstrative act. Therefore, the identification of high risk subjects for attempted suicide is most important from the viewpoint of preventive health care.