Mortality and political climate: how suicide rates have risen during periods of Conservative government, 1901-2000

Mortality and political climate: how suicide rates have risen during periods of Conservative government, 1901-2000.

Relationship of suicide rates with climate and economic variables in Europe during 2000–2012

BACKGROUND It is well known that suicidal rates vary considerably among European countries and the reasons for this are unknown, although several theories have been proposed. The effect of economic variables has been extensively studied but not that of climate. METHODS Data from 29 European countries covering the years 2000-2012 and concerning male and female standardized suicidal rates (acco...

Is there a causal association between suicide rates and the political leanings of government?

he study of ecological influences on suicide, over and above individual level risk factors, is the example par excellence of the social epidemiological approach. 1 In this issue of the journal, Page et al present a fascinating ecological study of the association between suicide rates in New South Wales during the 20th century and various ecological variables , including whether the governing po...

mortality rates in kermanshah province – 2000

background & objective: mortality data can be the starting point for many epidemiological surveys. this study was conducted to determine the mortality rates of kermanshah province in 1379.   materials and methods:   mortality rate of rural and urban areas were obtained from kermanshah health center and baghferdows cemetery's archives,  respectively. the data of other cities of the province were...

Suicide mortality rates in Louisiana, 1999-2010.

This report is a descriptive study on suicide deaths in Louisiana occurring in the years 1999 to 2010. Mortality data was collected from death certificates from this 12-year period to describe suicide mortality by year, race, sex, age group, and methods of suicide. Data were also compared to national data. Rates and methods used to commit suicide vary greatly according to sex, race, and age. Th...