Citation

Chen J, Choi YJ, Mori K, Sawada Y, Sugano S. Soc. Indicators Res. 2009; 94(3): 535-544.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11205-009-9448-3

PMID

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Abstract

This paper contributes to the literature of suicide studies by presenting procedures and its estimates of the number of family members who lose their loved ones to suicide. Using Japanese aggregate level data, three main findings emerge: first, there are approximately five bereaved family members per suicide; second, in 2006, there were about 90,000 children who had lost a parent to suicide; and third, in 2006, there were about three million living family members who had lost a loved one to suicide. The direct production loss of bereaved family members in 2006 alone is estimated at approximately 197 million USD. These results are valuable in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of suicide prevention programs and in designing appropriate policy instruments. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; Suicide; Japan; economic analysis; Suicide prevention; Asia; Far East; Eurasia; social indicator; Bereaved family members