Citation

Rhee Y, Houttekier D, MacLeod R, Wilson DM, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Loucka M, Aubry R, Teno J, Roh S, Reinecke MA, Deliens L, Cohen J. Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 2015; 51(1): 101-106.

Affiliation

End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00127-015-1148-5

PMID

26577917

Abstract

PURPOSE: The places of death for people who died of suicide were compared across eight countries and socio-demographic factors associated with home suicide deaths identified.

METHODS: Death certificate data were analyzed; using multivariable binary logistic regression to determine associations.

RESULTS: National suicide death rates ranged from 1.4 % (Mexico) to 6.4 % (South Korea). The proportion of suicide deaths occurring at home was high, ranging from 29.9 % (South Korea) to 65.8 % (Belgium). Being older, female, widowed/separated, highly educated and living in an urban area were risk factors for home suicide.

CONCLUSIONS: Home suicide deaths need specific attention in prevention programs.

Language: en