Relationship of suicide rates to economic variables in Europe: 2000-2011
Relationship of suicide rates to economic variables in Europe: 2000-2011
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DOI：
10.1192/bjp.bp.114.147454
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
10.5
通讯作者：
Lopez-Ibor, Juan
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作者：
Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N.;Kawohl, Wolfram;Lopez-Ibor, Juan
背景目前尚不清楚经济危机和自杀率的变化之间是否有直接联系。目的洛佩兹-伊博尔基金会发起了一项倡议，研究经济危机对欧洲自杀率的可能影响。方法数据收集和分析来自29个欧洲国家，包括男性和女性自杀死亡人数，失业率，人均国内生产总值（GDP），结果男性自杀率与除人均GPD外的所有经济指标都有较强的相关性，而女性自杀率仅与失业率有相关性。然而，自杀率的增加发生了几个月前的经济危机emerging.ConclusionsOverall，这项研究证实了经济环境和自杀率之间的一般关系，但是，它不支持有一个明确的因果关系，目前的经济危机和自杀率的增加。
BackgroundIt is unclear whether there is a direct link between economic crises and changes in suicide rates.AimsThe Lopez-Ibor Foundation launched an initiative to study the possible impact of the economic crisis on European suicide rates.Method Data was gathered and analysed from 29 European countries and included the number of deaths by suicide in men and women, the unemployment rate, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the annual economic growth rate and inflation.ResultsThere was a strong correlation between suicide rates and all economic indices except GPD per capita in men but only a correlation with unemployment in women. However, the increase in suicide rates occurred several months before the economic crisis emerged.ConclusionsOverall, this study confirms a general relationship between the economic environment and suicide rates; however, it does not support there being a clear causal relationship between the current economic crisis and an increase in the suicide rate.