Article: Assessing the quantitative impact of suicide on life expectancy in Hong Kong: 1986-2006

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TitleAssessing the quantitative impact of suicide on life expectancy in Hong Kong: 1986-2006
AuthorsLaw, CK2
Yip, PSF1
Huo, Y1
KeywordsBurden of disease
Cause-elimination life table
Impact assessment
Suicide
Year of life lost
Issue Date2010
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13811118.asp
CitationArchives Of Suicide Research, 2010, v. 14 n. 3, p. 284-290 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2010.494148
AbstractIt is important to have a more complete understanding of the social and economic burden associated with suicide mortality. Apart from the usual year of life lost (YLL), we propose an alternative method, a life table approach to assess the impact of suicide and compare with the YLL approach from 1986 to 2006 in Hong Kong. The life-table approach is to assess the impact at a population level. It shows that the impact of suicides increased from 0.52% (0.30 years) to 0.62% (0.38 years) of life span for males aged 18 while the same figure for females kept at 0.4% (0.30 years) of lifespan over the period. A comparison with the YLL and some discussion are also given. © International Academy for Suicide Research.
ISSN1381-1118
2011 Impact Factor: 1.53
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.081
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2010.494148
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dc.contributor.authorLaw, CK
dc.contributor.authorYip, PSF
dc.contributor.authorHuo, Y
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-28T02:52:24Z
dc.date.available2011-10-28T02:52:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIt is important to have a more complete understanding of the social and economic burden associated with suicide mortality. Apart from the usual year of life lost (YLL), we propose an alternative method, a life table approach to assess the impact of suicide and compare with the YLL approach from 1986 to 2006 in Hong Kong. The life-table approach is to assess the impact at a population level. It shows that the impact of suicides increased from 0.52% (0.30 years) to 0.62% (0.38 years) of life span for males aged 18 while the same figure for females kept at 0.4% (0.30 years) of lifespan over the period. A comparison with the YLL and some discussion are also given. © International Academy for Suicide Research.
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dc.identifier.citationArchives Of Suicide Research, 2010, v. 14 n. 3, p. 284-290 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2010.494148
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2010.494148
dc.identifier.epage290
dc.identifier.hkuros197423
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000280264600009
dc.identifier.issn1381-1118
2011 Impact Factor: 1.53
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.081
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid20658382
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77954845947
dc.identifier.spage284
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/142597
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13811118.asp
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Suicide Research
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshLife Expectancy
dc.subject.meshPopulation Surveillance
dc.subject.meshRegistries
dc.subject.meshSuicide - statistics and numerical data
dc.subject.meshUrban Population - statistics and numerical data
dc.subjectBurden of disease
dc.subjectCause-elimination life table
dc.subjectImpact assessment
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.subjectYear of life lost
dc.titleAssessing the quantitative impact of suicide on life expectancy in Hong Kong: 1986-2006
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Chinese University of Hong Kong