scholarly journals Suicide and tuberculosis mortality: a comparative analysis of time series

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-611
Author(s):  
Y. E. Razvodovsky ◽  
P. B. Zotov
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Aggregate Level ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The World ◽  
Epidemiological Parameters ◽  
Analysis Of Time Series ◽  
Tuberculosis Mortality

Until recently tuberculosis mortality and the suicide rates in Russia were among the highest in the world. Tuberculosis and suicide belong to the medico-social problems and these epidemiological parameters are often considered indicators of psychosocial distress. There are theoretical premises and empirical evidence which suggest the positive relationship between suicide and tuberculosis mortality at individual and population levels. Aim. The aim of the present study was to find out a link between the epidemiological parameters of tuberculosis and the suicide rates in Russia. Materials and Methods. Trends in tuberculosis incidence/mortality and the suicide rates from 1980 to 2015 were analyzed using a time series analysis in order to asses bivariate relationship between the time series. Results. The results of analysis indicate the presence of a statistically significant association between tuberculosis mortality and suicide rates for men at lag zero (r=0.71: SE=0.169). The association between tuberculosis mortality and suicide rates for women was also positive, but statistically not significant (r=0.26: SE=0.169). Conclusions. The results of this study suggest positive aggregate-level relationship between tuberculosis mortality and suicide rates in men. This study indirectly supports the hypothesis that tuberculosis mortality can be considered an indicator of psychosocial distress.

scholarly journals Multiscaling comparative analysis of time series and geophysical phenomena

Complexity ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Scafetta ◽  
Bruce J. West
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Time Series

Comparative analysis of time series of marine litter surveyed on beaches and the seafloor in the southeastern North Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Schulz ◽  
Roland Krone ◽  
Gabriele Dederer ◽  
Kai Wätjen ◽  
Michael Matthies
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Marine Litter ◽  
Analysis Of Time Series

Comparative analysis of time series model and machine testing systems for crime forecasting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudan Jha ◽  
Eunmok Yang ◽  
Alaa Omran Almagrabi ◽  
Ali Kashif Bashir ◽  
Gyanendra Prasad Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Time Series Model ◽  
Analysis Of Time Series

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of death by suicide in Brazil and in the United States: descriptive, cross-sectional time series study

2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Abuabara ◽  
Allan Abuabara ◽  
Carin Albino Luçolli Tonchuk
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Time Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gini Coefficients ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Series Study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization recognizes suicide as a public health priority. Increased knowledge of suicide risk factors is needed in order to be able to adopt effective prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the association between the Gini coefficient (which is used to measure inequality) and suicide death rates over a 14-year period (2000-2013) in Brazil and in the United States (US). The hypothesis put forward was that reduction of income inequality is accompanied by reduction of suicide rates. DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive cross-sectional time-series study in Brazil and in the US. METHODS: Population, death and suicide death data were extracted from the DATASUS database in Brazil and from the National Center for Health Statistics in the US. Gini coefficient data were obtained from the World Development Indicators. Time series analysis was performed on Brazilian and American official data regarding the number of deaths caused by suicide between 2000 and 2013 and the Gini coefficients of the two countries. The suicide trends were examined and compared. RESULTS: Brazil and the US present converging Gini coefficients, mainly due to reduction of inequality in Brazil over the last decade. However, suicide rates are not converging as hypothesized, but are in fact rising in both countries. CONCLUSION: The hypothesis that reduction of income inequality is accompanied by reduction of suicide rates was not verified.

Religious Sanctions and Rates of Suicide Worldwide

Crisis ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Kelleher ◽  
D Chambers ◽  
P Corcoran ◽  
E Williamson ◽  
HS Keeley
Keyword(s):  
International Association ◽  
World Health ◽  
Aggregate Level ◽  
Return Rates ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Reporting Procedures

In order to understand differences in suicide rates between the countries affiliated to the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), the present paper investigates whether there is a relationship between the existence of religious sanctions and aggregate national suicide rates as reported to the World Health Organization. Through their participation in this study, 49 IASP national representatives reported on the existence of religious sanctions against suicide. It was discovered that countries with religious sanctions were less likely to return rates of suicide to the WHO. Comparative analysis revealed that the average reported rates for countries with sanctions are lower than those for countries without religious sanctions. The difference is particularly significant for females. Overall, then, at an aggregate level, it would appear that an inverse relationship does exist; however, while countries with religious sanctions against suicide return lower rates of suicide, as recorded by the WHO, recording and reporting procedures may be affected by the existence of sanctions, thus diminishing the reliability of reported rates. Furthermore, distinctions between rates among the different denominations seem to have been somewhat blurred, in particular between Catholics and Protestants, to the extent that in certain societies Catholics have a higher reported rate of suicide—despite the fact that, doctrinally, Catholicism is more severe in the condemnation of suicide than the majority of Protestant churches (with a few notable exceptions, such as the Orthodox Calvinists).

scholarly journals Psychosocial Distress as a Risk Factor for Asthma Mortality

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Y. Razvodovsky
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Aggregate Level ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Asthma Mortality ◽  
Integral Indicator

Background:Asthma is a mayor public health issue; its prevalence has increased in recent decades world wide. However, focus on biological risk factors has not fully explained this trend. A mounting body of research evidence suggests that psychosocial distress is likely to be a factor contributing to the development of asthma.Purpose:To estimate the effect of psychosocial distress on asthma mortality rate at the aggregate level.Method:Trends in age-adjusted, sex-specific suicide (as an integral indicator for psychosocial distress) and asthma mortality rate in Russia from 1956 to 2005 were analyzed employing an ARIMA analysis in order to asses bivariate relationship between the two time series.Results:Time series analysis indicates the presence of statistically significant association between the two time series for male. The association between the two time series for female also positive, however, statistically not significant.Conclusion:The findings of the present study add to the growing number of studies linking psychosocial distress to asthma expression and mortality. This paper presents new epidemiological evidence that supports psychosomatic concept of asthma.

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