Railway suicides are systematically undercounted in official statistics
#00150
Railway suicides recorded in European Railway Agency/operator data run ~34% higher than national mortality statistics across 15 EU countries, largely because national databases classify many probable suicides as 'undetermined intent.' This undercounting weakens the case for preve
#00162Standardise classification and reconcile operator vs mortality data
Align suicide-classification practice between railway-operator (ERA) records and national mortality statistics — resolving the 'undetermined intent' gap through shared coding rules and record linkage — so the true rail-suicide count is visible for prevention and evaluation.