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Background It is well known that suicidal rates vary considerably among European countries and the reasons for this are unknown, although several theories have been proposed. The effect of economic variables has been extensively studied but not that of climate. Methods Data from 29 European countries covering the years 2000–2012 and concerning male and female standardized suicidal rates (according...