Suicide Mortality in Foreign Residents of Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gilmour (0000-0002-6556-0995, St. Luke's International University, corresponding author), Haruko Hoshino (St. Luke's International University), Bibha Dhungel (0000-0002-0014-8385, St. Luke's International University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 3013-3013 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16173013 |
| PMID | 31438491 |
| OpenAlex | W2969323317 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
Suicide is a major public health issue in Japan, with very high rates of death compared to other countries in the Asia Pacific. Foreigners living in Japan may be at increased risk of suicide, but little is known about how their risk of suicide differs from that of their country of origin or Japanese nationals. We used data on suicide mortality from the Japan Vital Registration System for the period 2012-2016 to analyze risk of suicide mortality in Japan for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other nationalities living in Japan, adjusting for age and separately by sex. We estimated standardized mortality rates using both the Japanese population as a reference, and also the population of the home nation of the foreign residents. We found that Korean nationals living in Japan have significantly higher mortality rates than Japanese nationals, and that the suicide mortality rate of Korean nationals living in Japan is higher than in their home country, but that this is not the case for Chinese or other nationals resident in Japan. Koreans living in Japan have a very high risk of mortality due to suicide which may reflect the special social, economic, and cultural pressures they face as a marginalized population in Japan
China · Environmental health · Foreign national · Geography · Injury prevention · Mortality rate · Poison control · Population · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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Area-Specific State of Suicide Deaths Among Foreign Nationals Living in Japan
Different trends in suicide rates among foreign residents in Japan and Japanese citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic
Pre- and post-Covid-19 all-cause mortality of Japanese citizens versus foreign residents living in Japan, 2015–2021
The long-run analysis of the association between macroeconomic variables and suicide
The association between exposure to hate speech or perceived discrimination and mental health problems among Korean residents in Japan
Japanese universal health coverage
Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016
The physical and psychological problems of immigrants to Japan who require psychosomatic care
The Basic Act for Suicide Prevention
Trends in Suicide Mortality by Method from 1979 to 2016 in Japan
Suicide among Foreign Residents of Japan
African migrants in Japan
Was the economic crisis 1997-1998 responsible for rising suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia? A time-trend analysis for Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |