Suicide Rate Differences by Sex, Age, and Urbanicity,  and Related Regional Factors in Korea

정규석; 최민혁; Cho Byung-Mann; 윤태호; 김창훈; 김유미; In Kyung-Hwang

Suicide Rate Differences by Sex, Age, and Urbanicity, and Related Regional Factors in Korea

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Type: Academic journal

Author: 정규석 최민혁 Cho Byung-Mann 윤태호 김창훈 김유미 In Kyung-Hwang

Journal: 대한예방의학회 예방의학회지 예방의학회지 제45권 제2호 KCI Accredited Journals

Published: 2012.1

Pages: 70 - 77 (8page)

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Suicide Rate Differences by Sex, Age, and Urbanicity, and Related Regional Factors in Korea

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Objectives: Identify the characteristics related to the suicide rates in rural and urban areas of Korea and discover the factors that influence the suicide rate of the rural and urban areas. Methods: Using the data on causes of death from 2006 to 2008, the suicide rates were calculated and compared after age-standardization based on gender, age group and urbanicity. And, in order to understand the factors that influence suicide rate, total 10 local characteristics in four domains - public service, social integration, residential environment, and economic status - were selected for multiple regression analysis. Results: The suicide rates were higher in men than women, in rural areas than urban, and in older people than the younger. Generally, although there were variations according to age group and urbanicity, suicide rates were significantly related to residential environment and regional economic status but not related to regional welfare spending and social integration. In addition, the population over the age of 65 years, only regional economic status has significantly influence on their suicide rates. Conclusions: The influence of characteristics of regions on suicide rate is various by age-group, gender, and urbanicity. Therefore, in order to lower suicide rate and reduce the gap between regions, various approaches must be adopted by taking into account the socioeconomic characteristics of the regions.

#Suicide #Socioeconomic status #Korea

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