Trends in Suicide Mortality by Method from 1979 to 2016 in Japan

Suicide is a major public health concern in Japan. This study aimed to characterize the trends in suicide mortality in Japan by method since 1979. Using data from the Japan vital registration system, we calculated age-standardized rates of suicide mortality separately by sex and method. We conducted a log-linear regression of suicide mortality rates separately by sex, and linear regression analysis of the proportion of deaths due to hanging, including a test for change in level and trend in 1998. While crude suicide rates were static over the time period, age-adjusted rates declined. The significant increase in suicide mortality in 1998 was primarily driven by large changes in the rate of hanging, with suicide deaths after 1998 having 36.7% higher odds of being due to hanging for men (95% CI: 16.3–60.8%), and 21.9% higher odds of being due to hanging for women (95% CI: 9.2–35.9%). Hanging has become an increasingly important method for committing suicide over the past 40 years, and although suicide rates have been declining continuously over this time, more effort is needed to prevent hanging and address the potential cultural drivers of suicide if the rate is to continue to decline in the future.

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The Recent Rise of Suicide Mortality in the United States

Annual Review of Public Health ◽

10.1146/annurev-publhealth-051920-123206 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Gonzalo Martínez-Alés ◽

Tammy Jiang ◽

Katherine M. Keyes ◽

Jaimie L. Gradus

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

United States ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

The United States ◽

Health Concern ◽

Suicide Mortality ◽

Annual Review ◽

Publication Date ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Subsequent Decrease

Suicide is a major public health concern in the United States. Between 2000 and 2018, US suicide rates increased by 35%, contributing to the stagnation and subsequent decrease in US life expectancy. During 2019, suicide declined modestly, mostly owing to slight reductions in suicides among Whites. Suicide rates, however, continued to increase or remained stable among all other racial/ethnic groups, and little is known about recent suicide trends among other vulnerable groups. This article ( a) summarizes US suicide mortality trends over the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, ( b) reviews potential group-level causes of increased suicide risk among subpopulations characterized by markers of vulnerability to suicide, and ( c) advocates for combining recent advances in population-based suicide prevention with a socially conscious perspective that captures the social, economic, and political contexts in which suicide risk unfolds over the life course of vulnerable individuals. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health, Volume 43 is April 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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E-Government Organizational Performance Framework

Social and Organizational Developments through Emerging E-Government Applications ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-918-2.ch010 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 144-165

Author(s):

Susheel Chhabra ◽

Mahadeo Jaiswal

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

State Government ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Performance Framework ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

Enhance Efficiency ◽

Log Linear

The objective of this chapter is to design an e-government organizational performance framework and to suggest ICTs solutions through a case study of Haryana state government in India so as to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of services provided to citizens. The framework is suggested using responses collected from 150 government departments. The ICTs solutions were validated by data collected from 90 e-government experts. A log linear regression analysis is used to develop the framework. The framework with minor modifications can be developed for similar other e-government settings.

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Pengaruh Lokasi Toko dan Citra Merek terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen pada Ayam Gepuk Pak Gembus Padang

JURNAL PUNDI ◽

10.31575/jp.v3i2.153 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Febsri Susanti ◽

Zaky Zakaria

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Data Collection ◽

Analytical Method ◽

Brand Image ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Current Development ◽

Using Data ◽

Collection Methods

The current development of business competition in Indonesia is very tight, which makes companies do various ways to attract consumers to buy their products. This study aims to determine whether the location of the store and brand image influence consumer buying interest in the Ayam Gepuk Pak Gembus, by using data collection methods in the form of a questionnaire of 160 respondents. In analyzing the data using validity, reliability, and classic assumption tests, namely normality, multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression analysis. While for testing the hypothesis, namely the F test, T test, R2 determinant coefficient using SPSS tools. The results of the tests conducted found that the location of the store had a positive and significant effect on consumer buying interest and the brand image also had a positive and significant effect on consumer buying interest.

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Efficient Utilisation of Credit by The Farmer-Borrowers in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science (JTRSS) ◽

10.47253/jtrss.v4i2.616 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 105-111

Author(s):

A. Siva Sankar ◽

K. Nirmal Ravi Kumar

Keyword(s):

Linear Regression ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Family Income ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Utilization Efficiency ◽

Scale Efficiency ◽

Small Farmers ◽

Optimum Scale ◽

Adverse Influence ◽

Log Linear

The present study has aimed at analyzing the technical and scale efficiencies of credit utilization by the farmer-borrowers in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. DEA approach was followed to analyze the credit utilization efficiency and to analyze the factors influencing the credit utilization efficiency, log-linear regression analysis was attempted. DEA analysis revealed that, the number of farmers operating at CRS are more in number in marginal farms (40%) followed by other (35%) and small (17.5%) farms. Regarding the number of farmers operating at VRS, small farmers dominate the scenario with 72.5 per cent followed by other (67.5%) and marginal (42.5%) farmers. With reference to scale efficiency, marginal farmers are in majority (52.5%) followed by other (47.5%) and small (25%) farmers. At the pooled level, 26.7 per cent of the farmers are being operated at CRS, 63 per cent at VRS and 32.5 per cent of the farmers are either performed at the optimum scale or were close to the optimum scale (farms having scale efficiency values equal to or more than 0.90). Nearly 58, 15 and 28 percents of the farmers in the marginal farms category were found operating in the region of increasing, decreasing and constant returns respectively. Compared to marginal farmers category, there are less number of farmers operating at CRS both in small farmers category (15%) and other farmers category (22.5%). At the pooled level, only 5 per cent of the farmers are operating at DRS, majority of the farmers (73%) are operating at IRS and only 22 per cent of the farmers are operating at CRS indicating efficient utilization of credit. The log-linear regression model fitted to analyze the major determinants of credit utilization (technical) efficiency of farmer-borrowers revealed that, the three variables viz., cost of cultivation and family expenditure (both negatively influencing at 1% significant level) and family income (positively influencing at 1% significant level) are the major determinants of credit utilization efficiency across all the selected farmers categories and at pooled level. The analysis further indicate that, escalation in the cost of cultivation of crop enterprises in the region, rise in family expenditure and prior indebtedness of the farmers are showing adverse influence on the credit utilization efficiency of the farmer-borrowers.

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Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours

Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention ◽

10.1093/med/9780198834441.003.0012 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 87-92

Author(s):

José M. Bertolote ◽

Danuta Wasserman

Keyword(s):

Cause Of Death ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Suicide Mortality ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Vital Registration ◽

Quality Of Information ◽

Registration System ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

Over Time

This chapter covers definitions of suicidal behaviours and how they vary over time, reflecting predominant philosophies and schools of thought. The limitations in the quality of information about suicide mortality, as a common feature affecting the whole vital registration system, are discussed. The smaller the coverage a country receives, the greater the probability of distortions, which adds to any previous distortions already flawing the data. It should be strongly emphasized that these shortcomings affect the system as a whole, and hence all causes of death. However, suicidologists seem to be much more punctilious about under-reporting of suicide, and the essential unreliability of this information, than experts dealing with mortality from other causes. Coordinated efforts should be made to strengthen those systems, paying attention to the specificity of sociocultural factors’ influence on defining, recording, and reporting suicide as a cause of death.

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Suicide in centenarians: the international landscape

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610214001112 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (10) ◽

pp. 1703-1708 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Ajit Shah ◽

Sofia Zarate-Escudero ◽

Ravi Bhat ◽

Diego De Leo ◽

Annette Erlangsen

Keyword(s):

Confidence Interval ◽

Elderly Population ◽

The Elderly ◽

Health Concern ◽

Age Group ◽

Public Health Concern ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Icd 10 ◽

Using Data ◽

E Mail

ABSTRACTBackground.The elderly population size is growing worldwide due increased life expectancy and decreased mortality in the elderly. This has lead to an increase in the number of centenarians, and their numbers are predicted to increase further. Little is known about suicide rates in centenarians.Methods.Data on the number of suicides (ICD-10 codes, X60–84) in centenarians of both gender for as many years as possible from 2000 were ascertained from three sources: colleagues, national statisics office websites and e-mail contact with the national statistics offices of as many countries as possible. The number of centernarians for the corresponding years was estimated for each country using data provided by the United Nations website.Results.Data were available from 17 countries. The suicide rate was 57 (95% confidence interval 45–69) per 100, 000 person years in men and 6.8 (95% confidence interval 5.1–8.5) per 100,000 person years in women.Conclusions.Suicide rates were sufficiently large amongst centenarians for there to constitute a public health concern given the anticipated rise in the centenarian population and the paucity of data on risk and protective factors for suicide in this age group.

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Suicide Mortality in Foreign Residents of Japan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16173013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (17) ◽

pp. 3013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stuart Gilmour ◽

Haruko Hoshino ◽

Bibha Dhungel

Keyword(s):

Mortality Rates ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Suicide Mortality ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Registration System ◽

Risk Of Mortality ◽

Vital Registration System ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Cultural Pressures ◽

Very High

Suicide is a major public health issue in Japan, with very high rates of death compared to other countries in the Asia Pacific. Foreigners living in Japan may be at increased risk of suicide, but little is known about how their risk of suicide differs from that of their country of origin or Japanese nationals. We used data on suicide mortality from the Japan Vital Registration System for the period 2012–2016 to analyze risk of suicide mortality in Japan for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other nationalities living in Japan, adjusting for age and separately by sex. We estimated standardized mortality rates using both the Japanese population as a reference, and also the population of the home nation of the foreign residents. We found that Korean nationals living in Japan have significantly higher mortality rates than Japanese nationals, and that the suicide mortality rate of Korean nationals living in Japan is higher than in their home country, but that this is not the case for Chinese or other nationals resident in Japan. Koreans living in Japan have a very high risk of mortality due to suicide which may reflect the special social, economic, and cultural pressures they face as a marginalized population in Japan.

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Evaluating Greenhouse Tomato and Pepper Input Efficiency Use in Kosovo

10.20944/preprints201806.0318.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Blend Frangu ◽

Jennie Sheerin Popp ◽

Michael Thomsen ◽

Arben Musliu

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Data Envelopment Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Model Specification ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Greenhouse Tomato ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Input Efficiency ◽

Using Data

This study evaluates the input efficiency of greenhouse tomato and pepper farms in Kosovo. Using data collected from farm surveys, we conduct an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) to empirically assess input efficiency. Secondly, linear regression analysis is used to investigate which farm variables predict greenhouse tomato and pepper technical efficiency (TE). The DEA results indicated that among the seven regions in Kosovo, Prizren emerged as the most efficient greenhouse tomato producing region with a mean efficiency of 0.83 (on a scale of 0 to 1). Prishtina followed with a mean efficiency of 0.80. In the production of greenhouse peppers, Prishtina was the most efficient region with a mean efficiency of 0.99. Ferizaj followed with a mean efficiency of 0.93. Conclusions about farm characteristics that explain differences in efficiency were sensitive to model specification. Nevertheless, depending on the structural and operational characteristics of the greenhouse tomato and pepper farms, there is an opportunity for the technically inefficient farms and regions to improve their use of inputs.

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Methods for estimating aboveground biomass and its components for Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine trees

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/cjfr-2015-0256 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 77-87 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

K.P. Poudel ◽

H. Temesgen

Keyword(s):

Linear Regression ◽

Aboveground Biomass ◽

Mean Squared Error ◽

Douglas Fir ◽

Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽

Unrelated Regression ◽

Pine Trees ◽

Branch Biomass ◽

Using Data ◽

Log Linear

Estimating aboveground biomass and its components requires sound statistical formulation and evaluation. Using data collected from 55 destructively sampled trees in different parts of Oregon, we evaluated the performance of three groups of methods to estimate total aboveground biomass and (or) its components based on the bias and root mean squared error (RMSE) that they produced. The first group of methods used an analytical approach to estimate total and component biomass using existing equations and produced biased estimates for our dataset. The second group of methods used a system of equations fitted with seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) and were superior to the first group of methods in terms of bias and RMSE. The third group of methods predicted the proportion of biomass in each component using beta regression, Dirichlet regression, and multinomial log-linear regression. The predicted proportions were then applied to the total aboveground biomass to obtain the amount of biomass in each component. The multinomial log-linear regression approach consistently produced smaller RMSEs compared with both SUR methods. The beta and Dirichlet regressions were superior to both SUR methods except for Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) branch biomass, for which the simple SUR method produced smaller RMSE compared with the beta and Dirichlet regressions.

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Analisis Pengaruh e-Banking Terhadap Pelayanan dan Kemudahan Perbankan Syariah dalam Bertransaksi (Studi Kasus Masyarakat Kota Medan)

Nukhbatul 'Ulum ◽

10.36701/nukhbah.v6i2.247 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 221-243

Author(s):

Muhammad Ridwan ◽

Muhammad Abrar Kasmin Hutagalung

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Islamic Banking ◽

Banking Services ◽

The People ◽

Using Data ◽

Islamic Values

This study aimed to study and analyze. the effect of e-banking on the service and convenience of Islamic banking in the transaction for the people of Medan City. The method used in this research was a quantitative approach using data in the form of numbers, using multiple linear regression analysis and Islamic values in using e-banking services and ease of transactions, supported by statistical tests, using the version-20-SPSS program. The research conducted simultaneously shows that this research has an F-count greater than the F-table or 33.791 > 2.47. Partially testing the e-banking coefficient, there is an effect of making transactions of 2.405. There is an effect of service coefficient in making transactions of 3,352. The coefficient of convenience has an effect in making transactions of 2,610. Therefore simultaneously and partially there is an effect of e-banking on services and convenience of transacting for the people of Medan City.

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