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Suicide rate trends in the Slovak Republic in 1993-2015.
Brazinova, Alexandra; Moravansky, Norbert; Gulis, Gabriel; Skodacek, Igor.
Affiliation
  • Brazinova A; 1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Work, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovak Republic.
  • Moravansky N; 2 Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
  • Gulis G; 3 forensic.sk Institute of Forensic Medical Analyses, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
  • Skodacek I; 4 Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.
Int J Soc Psychiatry ; 63(2): 161-168, 2017 Mar.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28114844
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a significant public health issue worldwide, resulting in loss of lives, and burdening societies. AIMS: To describe and analyze the time trends of suicide rates (SRs) in the Slovak Republic in 1993-2015 for targeted suicide prevention strategies. METHODS: Data for this study were obtained from the mortality database of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Crude and standardized annual SRs were calculated. Trends and relative risks of suicide according to age and sex were analyzed by joinpoint regression and negative binomial regression. RESULTS: In total, there were 14,575 suicides in the Slovak Republic in the period 1993-2015 (85.3% were men). The overall average age-standardized SR for the study period was 11.45 per 100,000 person years. The rate increases with age, the highest is in men aged 75+ (42.74 per 100,000 person years). Risk of suicide is six times higher in men than in women and nine times higher in men than in women in the age group 25-34. The time trend of SRs is stable or decreasing from 1993 to 2007, but increasing after 2007, corresponding with increased unemployment rate in the country. CONCLUSION: The SR in the Slovak Republic is slightly below the average of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations. Highest SR is observed in men of working age and in retirement. Society might benefit from a strategy of education for improving the recognition of suicide risks.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicide Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry Year: 2017 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicide Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry Year: 2017 Document type: Article