SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Inoue K, Nishimura Y, Okazazi Y, Fukunaga T. West Indian Med. J. 2014; 63(4): 344-347.

Affiliation

Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 112-0012, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, University of The West Indies)

DOI

10.7727/wimj.2012.298

PMID

25429478

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Suicide is one of the major social issues in Japan. According to a report of the National Policy Agency, there were approximately 22 000 to 24 000 annual suicides between 1994 and 1997 and there have been over 30 000 annual suicides in Japan since 1998. For these reasons, we think it is important to discuss the economic factor related to suicides in recent years.

METHOD: In this study, we examined suicide rates and the average disposable income per household in Japan in the last 15 years (ie 1994-2008) and discuss the statistical analysis of the average disposable income per household and the associated suicide rates.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: During the research period, annual suicide rates per 100 000 population in Japan ranged from 16.9 to 25.5 among the total population, from 23.1 to 38.0 among men, and from 10.9 to 14.7 among women. The annual average disposable income per household (ten thousand yen) ranged from 424.0 to 549.9. The average disposable income per household was related to the suicide rate among the total population and among men. The average disposable income per household was not related to the suicide rate among women.

CONCLUSION: We believe that this discussion will be useful in developing specific suicide preventive measures.


Language: en

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print