22 APPENDIX 1 Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 Global target 3.2 The rate of suicide in countries will be reduced by 10%[by the year 2020). Indicator Number of suicide deaths per year per 100000 population. Means of verification Routine annual registration of deaths due to suicide (basetine year:2012 or 2013) Comments/assumptions Effective action towards this target requires joint action from multiple sectors outside health/mental health sector.Obtaining accurate surveillance data is difficult and owing to more accurate reporting of suicides.population ageing and other possible factors.total recorded suicides may not decrease in some countries:however.the rate of suicide (as opposed to total suicides]best refects improved prevention efforts. Objective 4:To strengthen information systems,evidence and research for mental health Global target4 80%of countries will be routinely collecting and reporting at least a core set of mental health indicators every two years through their national health and social information systems (by the year 2020). Indicator Core set of identified and agreed mental health indicators routinely collected and reported every two years [yes/no]. Means of verification Reporting and submission of core mental health indicator set to WHO every two years. Comments/assumptions Core mental health indicators include those relating to specified targets of this action plan,together with other essential indicators of health and social system actions (e.g.training and human resource levels,availability of psychotropic medicines,and admissions to hospitall.The data need to be disag- gregated by sex and age groups.Where needed,surveys can also be used to complement data from routine information systems.The Secretariat will advise countries on a set of core indicators to be collected in consultation with Member States.Data will be collected,analysed and reported by WHO on a global and regional basis (as part of WHO's Global Health Observatory)22 Menial Health Action Plan .'111' 1'/, Objective 4, To strengthen information systems, evidence and research for mental health