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Suicide Methods According to Age and Sex: An Analysis of Data of 239,565 Suicide Victims in the Republic of Korea From 1991 to 2015.

Authors :
Han DG
Kang SG
Cho SJ
Cho SE
Na KS
Source :
The Journal of nervous and mental disease [J Nerv Ment Dis] 2018 Oct; Vol. 206 (10), pp. 770-775.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Because suicide is irreversible, prevention is paramount. For the optimal strategy to reduce lethal means, we sought to investigate age- and sex-associated variations in suicide methods. Data on annual causes of death from 1991 to 2015 in the Republic of Korea were used. Major sociodemographic correlates of the five suicide methods were analyzed by multiple multinominal logistic regression analysis. Among a total of 239,565 suicides from 1991 to 2015, hanging was most common. Gas poisoning sharply increased from 2007 to 2015. The gap between hanging and the second most common method of suicide has increased from 659 in 2004 to 4,433 in 2015. Charcoal burning was most commonly used by males younger than 45 years of age, whereas pesticide was commonly used by both sexes ages 55 years and older. Our results suggest that age- and sex-specific suicide prevention strategies are needed, particularly for gas and pesticide poisoning.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1539-736X
Volume :
206
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of nervous and mental disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30273273
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000889