Suicide and Wealth in Sweden: Comment on Ferrada-Noli

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Ann-Christine Savlid
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Income Per Capita ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Per Capita

In an ecological study of the 24 counties of Sweden, the total and male suicide rates were not significantly associated with the average income per capita, while the correlation between female suicide rates and income was significant.

Economic and Social Correlates of Suicide in Caribbean Nations

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 351-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijou Yang ◽  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Gross National Product ◽  
National Product ◽  
Social Correlates ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the 1970s, it was observed that the gross national product per capita was positively associated with male suicide rates in the Caribbean islands, with sociological variables playing a smaller role. In contrast, sociological variables played the more important role in the associations with female suicide rates.

Sweden: Income and Suicide

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Magnusson ◽  
Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ols Regression ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
The Relationship

-Previous publications have reported two conflicting patterns describing the relationship between income and suicide in Sweden; positive and negative. Methodologically the studies have differed, and the analysis has been limited to a few areas. To better understand the relationship, a nationwide, cross-sectional, ecological study of the 290 municipalities in Sweden was planned. OLS regression analyses showed the overall and female suicide rates were negatively related to income, while the effect on male suicide rates was not statistically significant. The results confirm earlier findings of a negative relationship between income and suicide.

PENGARUH UPAH MINUMUM TERHADAP TENAGA KERJA DI NEGARA DENGAN TINGKAT PENGHASILAN RATA-RATA YANG RENDAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veny Anindya Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Wage Policy ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Income Per Capita ◽  
Unskilled Workers ◽  
Water Association ◽  
International Water ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Association Data

<p>The minimum wage is a macroeconomic issue that is still debated, Basically, the minimum wage policy aimed to protect workers, so that thet earn an adequate wages to finance the basic needs of their life. Practically, the minimum wage policy often encounters its purpose because it is regarged as miserable for those who have no expertise. This phenomenon is mainly happening in the low –avegrage- income countries that have many unskilled workers. Gahana, Indonesia, Costra Rica were used to be analyzed in this paper. According to International Water Association data year 2006, those countris earn income per capita less than US$ 9,200 and were categorized as low average – income countries. This research found that minimum wage impelentation in all three countries was not effective. When minimum wage policy was implemented, a lot of people felt aggrieved.</p><p>Keywords : Economic polict, Minimum wage, Income</p>

scholarly journals The Impact of Dengue on Economic Growth: The Case of Southern Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 750
Author(s):  
Chien-Yuan Sher ◽  
Ho Ting Wong ◽  
Yu-Chun Lin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
World Health ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Income Per Capita ◽  
Dengue Outbreak ◽  
Southern Taiwan ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Impact

Dengue has long been a public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In 2015, a dengue outbreak occurred in Taiwan, where 43,784 cases were reported. This study aims to assess the impact of dengue on Southern Taiwan’s economic growth according to the economic growth model-based regression approach recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Herein, annual data from Southern Taiwan on the number of dengue cases, income growth, and demographics from 2010–2015 were analyzed. The percentage of reduction of the average income per capita in 2015 due to the dengue outbreak was estimated. Dengue was determined to have a negative linear economic impact on Southern Taiwan’s economic growth. In particular, a reduction of 0.26% in the average income per capita was estimated in Southern Taiwan due to the 2015 outbreak. If the model is applied alongside other dengue outbreak forecast models, then the forecast for economic reduction due to a future dengue outbreak may also be estimated. Prevention and recovery policies may subsequently be decided upon based on not only the number of dengue cases but also the degree of economic burden resulting from an outbreak.

scholarly journals Mortality from Complications of Medical Assistance in Brazil from 2000 to 2010

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Christian Negeliskii ◽  
André Luis Machado Bueno ◽  
Ana Amélia Antunes Lima ◽  
Juliane De Souza Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Late Complication ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Frequent Adverse Event ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Surgical Assistance ◽  
Epidemiological Monitoring ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Population Mortality ◽  
Epidemiological Profile

Analisar o perfil epidemiológico da mortalidade da população brasileira por complicações decorrentes da assistência médica e cirúrgica, registrados na base de dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM), no período de janeiro de 2000 a dezembro de 2010, segundo o local de ocorrência. Estudo ecológico sobre mortalidade por complicações da assistência médica e cirúrgica, de janeiro de 2000 a dezembro de 2010, dos dados disponibilizados online, via Tabnet, pelo Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde - DATASUS. As mulheres (52,3%), brancas (64%) em idade avançada (65,6%), estão mais propensas às complicações decorrentes da assistência médica e cirúrgica. O evento adverso mais frequente foi a reação anormal ou complicação tardia, causadas por intervenção cirúrgica e por outros atos cirúrgicos, sem menção de acidente durante a intervenção e a maioria dos óbitos (93%) ocorreram em instituições hospitalares.  Taxas aumentadas de mortalidade são evidenciadas nas regiões nordeste e sudeste do Brasil. A análise de mortalidade com elementos individuais e organizacionais, sugerem, como possíveis protetores ao óbito, o aumento da escolaridade, da renda média domiciliar per capita e o investimento em profissionais e na Atenção Básica de Saúde. A alteração da postura punitiva para uma postura educativa dentro das instituições, visando a prevenção do dano e o registro consciencioso das notificações, pode subsidiar o aumento das notificações e, consequentemente, das possibilidades analíticas desta temática.Palavras-chaves: Monitoramento Epidemiológico. Registros de Mortalidade. Segurança do Paciente.AbstractAnalyze the epidemiological profile of the Brazilian population mortality from complications arising from medical and surgical assistance, registered in the database of the Mortality Information System (SIM), from January 2000 to December 2010, according to the place of occurrence. Ecological study on mortality from complications of medical and surgical assistance, from January 2000 to December 2010, date provided online, via Tabnet, by the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System-DATASUS. Women (52.3%), white (64%) in old age (65.6%), are more prone to complications arising from medical and surgical assistance. The most frequent adverse event was the abnormal reaction or late complication caused by surgery and other surgical acts, without mentioning  accidents during the intervention and the majority of deaths (93%) occurred in hospitals.  Increased rates of mortality are highlighted in the Northeast and Southeast regions of Brazil. The analysis of mortality on individual and organizational elements, suggest, the potential protectors to the death, the increase in schooling, the average income per capita household and professional investment in the basic attention to health. Changing the punitive posture is an educational stance within the institutions, OBJETIVOU at the prevention of damage and conscientious record of notifications can subsidize the increase in notifications and, consequently, of the analytical possibilities of this theme.Keywords: Epidemiological Monitoring. Mortality Registries. Patient Safety. 

scholarly journals Relationship between antidepressant sales and secular trends in suicide rates in the Nordic countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svein Reseland ◽  
Isabelle Bray ◽  
David Gunnell
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundThe effect of recent increases in antidepressant prescribing on population suicide rates is uncertain.AimsTo investigate the relationship between antidepressant sales and trends in suicide rates.MethodGraphical and quantitative assessment of trends in suicide and antidepressant sales in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.ResultsSuicide rates declined in all four countries during the 1990s, whereas antidepressant sales increased by 3- to 4-fold. Decreasing suicide rates in Sweden and Denmark preceded the rise in anti-depressant sales by over 10 years, although the reductions accelerated between 1988 and 1990. In Norway, a modest but short-lived decline in suicide rates began around the time of the increase in antidepressant sales. In Finland, decreases in male suicide rates and to a lesser extent in female suicide rates began around the time of increased antidepressant sales. In all four countries decreases in suicide rates appeared to precede the widespread use of SSRIs.ConclusionsWe found mixed evidence that increases in antidepressant sales have coincided with a reduction in the number of suicides in Nordic countries.

scholarly journals Gender difference in suicide in Taiwan over a century: a time trend analysis in 1905–1940 and 1959–2012

2020 ◽  
pp. jech-2020-214058
Author(s):  
Yi-Han Chang ◽  
David Gunnell ◽  
Chia-Yueh Hsu ◽  
Shu-Sen Chang ◽  
Andrew Tai-Ann Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Gender Ratio ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Male To Female

BackgroundSuicide rates are higher in men than in women in most countries, although the gender ratios vary markedly worldwide. We investigated long-term trends in suicide rates and the male-to-female ratios in relation to age, method and economic factors in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial (1905–1940) and postwar (1959–2012) periods.MethodsSuicide data were from the Statistical Reports of Taiwan Governor’s Office (1905–1940), Vital Statistics (1959–1970) and cause-of-death mortality data files (1971–2012). Annual age-standardised and age-specific/method-specific suicide rates by gender and the gender ratios were calculated and examined graphically. The associations between trends in economic indicators, suicide and suicide gender ratio were investigated using Prais-Winsten regression.ResultsThe male-to-female suicide rate ratio increased from below 1 in the 1900s to around 2 by 2000; the reversal was mainly due to a marked reduction in suicide rates in young women coupled with a rise in male suicide between 1905 and 1940. The gender ratio increased again from the 1980s onwards. Poisoning was the most common method in the 1970s–1980s, but its use decreased afterwards, more in women than in men proportionally. The use of gassing for suicide increased markedly in the 2000s and contributed to the rises in overall suicide and the gender ratio. Unemployment rates were more strongly associated with male suicide than female suicide in 1959–2012. Unemployment rates and gross domestic product per capita were positively associated with suicide gender ratios.ConclusionsGender differences in suicide changed remarkably in Taiwan over the past century; such change may be related to cultural, socioeconomic and method-specific factors.

scholarly journals Suicide is Impacted by Culture: Gender Suicide Rates

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saxby Pridmore ◽  
Saxby Pridmore ◽  
William Pridmore
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Female Suicide Rate ◽  
The Stability

Objective: Over the last century mental disorder has been promoted as the universal suicide trigger. This view has been discredited and other triggers are being considered. The aim is to determine whether different regions have sustained different suicide rates for the genders male and female. In the affirmative case, as gender roles are culturally determined, an impact of culture on suicidal behaviour would be confirmed. Method: The WHO Suicide Rates data by country (2016) was examined over a 17-year period. This was examined for details of countries which had demonstrated higher female than male suicide. 6 were located and an additional 6 countries were selected with similar total suicide rates and a higher male than female suicide rate. The stability of higher female or male suicide rates was explored. Results: The 6 countries with higher female suicide rates continued this pattern of behaviour over 17 years – and the countries with higher male suicide rates also continued the established pattern. Conclusions: The persistence of different gender suicide rates in 12 countries over 17 years confirmed that culture can strongly impact suicidal behaviour.

Suicide in England and Wales and in Scotland

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain K. Crombie
Keyword(s):  
Clear Trend ◽  
Drug Poisoning ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Coal Gas ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Car Exhaust

The suicide rates in England and Wales and Scotland converged during the late 1960s, and from 1970 were higher in Scotland. The convergence occurred because of differences in the falls in rates of those aged over 45 years and not because of differences in frequency and decline of coal gas suicide. Male suicide increased more rapidly in Scotland during the 1970s. In England and Wales overall female suicide rates fell during 1958–76 whereas in Scotland there was no clear trend. Suicide by car exhaust increased similarly in both countries, but that by hanging and drug poisoning increased more rapidly in Scotland.

Suicide in Québec, 1951–1986

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Female Suicide ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Divorce Rates

Data from Fortier, et al. (1989) were reanalysed using multiple regression. While birth and divorce rates were significantly associated with both male and female suicide rates, unemployment rates and cirrhosis death rates were associated only with male suicide rates.

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