Suicide and other external-cause mortality statistics in Ireland: a comparison of registration and occurrence data.
Crisis
; 27(3): 130-4, 2006.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17091823
ABSTRACT
There are two sets of annual mortality statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland, one based on deaths registered in the particular year and the other based on the deaths that occurred in that year. We compared the registration and occurrence figures for suicide and for other deaths by an external cause for the years 1987-2003. The occurrence figures were, on average, 6% higher than the registration figures. There was evidence that the extent of the discrepancy increased over the study period, reaching almost 20% in recent years. The findings suggest that caution needs to be taken in the media reporting of registration figures for suicide and other external causes of death in Ireland and in the interpretation of these figures by health professionals.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Suicídio
/
Sistema de Registros
/
Causas de Morte
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crisis
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda