Method-Specific Suicide Mortality Trends in Australian Men from 1978 to 2017

Bibliographic Data

ID15459232
AuthorsNoelia Lucía Martínez-Rives (0000-0001-9148-4925, Universidad de Murcia), Bibha Dhungel (0000-0002-0014-8385, St. Luke's International University, corresponding author), Pilar Martín (0000-0002-0405-3455, Universidad de Murcia), Gilmour (0000-0002-6556-0995, St. Luke's International University)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue9
Pages4557-4557
Publication date2021-04-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18094557
PMID33923084
OpenAlexW3159298931
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

In 2017 Australia saw the highest overall suicide rate in the past 10 years, with male suicide rates three times higher than in women. Since the mid-1980s there have been major changes in suicide epidemiology in Australia with large shifts in method of suicide among both men and women. This study examined method-specific suicide trends in Australian men over the past 40 years by state. Suicide mortality data for the period 1978 to 2017 was obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database and log-linear Poisson regression analysis was used to analyse suicide mortality. This study found large differences between states in patterns and trends in suicide mortality from 1978 to 2017. Hanging, gas and firearms were the most common methods of suicide in Australia. We found statistically significant increasing trends in hanging suicide among men in all six states. The study findings highlight the growing concern of hanging-related suicide in all states in Australia since the late 1970s. New suicide prevention strategies focusing on the ubiquity and ease of hanging as a method will be needed in order for Australia to reduce suicide mortality in future

Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Poisson regression · Population · Sociology · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Restraint-Related Deaths · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Epidemiology

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