Citation

Bremberg SG. Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 2017; 52(5): 559-562.

Affiliation

Public Health Agency of Sweden, Färgargårdstorget 52, 116 43, Stockholm, Sweden. sven.bremberg@mac.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00127-017-1367-z

PMID

28260127

Abstract

PURPOSE AND METHODS: The aim of this study was to investigate, with multiple regression analyses, the effect of selected characteristics on the rate of decrease of suicide rates in 21 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations over the period 1990-2010, with initial levels of suicide rates taken into account.

RESULTS: The rate of decrease seems mainly (83%) to be determined by the initial suicide rates in 1990. In nations with relatively high initial rates, the rates decreased faster. The suicide rates also converged.

CONCLUSION: The study indicates that beta convergence alone explained most of the cross-national variations.

Language: en

Keywords

Cross-national; Employment; Multiple regression; Poverty; Suicide