TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Income inequality by Gini-coefficient on suicide death in Iran: a review of national data
JO  - Iranian journal of public health
A1  - Veisani, Yousef
A1  - Delpisheh, Ali
A1  - Valizadeh, Reza
A1  - Kikhavani, Sattar
SP  - 1512
EP  - 1517
VL  - 48
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND: Research in source of inequality and enhance of knowledge can be reducing the inequalities in the coming decades. Therefore, we aimed to ascertain effects of income inequality measured by Gini-coefficient to death from suicide in Iran. <br><br>METHODS: This is an ecological study on the relation of Gini-coefficient and suicide death in Iran. Data were obtained from Iranian Urban and Rural Household Income for Gini-coefficient and Expenditure Survey and Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization for suicide. Concentration Index was used to determine of inequality by Gini-coefficient in suicide death and prediction model was applied by Stata software. Significant level considered less than 5%. <br><br>RESULTS: A Gini-coefficient between 0.2523 and 0.3755 (mean, 0.3092) was observed. The overall concentration index CI was -0.10 (95% CI= -0.19 to -0.01), therefore our results confirmed a positive inequality in incidence suicide rate result from income inequality in Iran. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our results showed a positive inequality due to Gini-coefficients in suicide death. This study could be a start for investigation of inequality source in geographical units and at the individual level in all provinces.<br><br>Copyright© Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2251-6085
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -