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Article: An epidemiological profile of suicides in Beijing, China

TitleAn epidemiological profile of suicides in Beijing, China
Authors
Issue Date2001
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/jnsl.htm
Citation
Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001, v. 31 n. 1, p. 62-70 How to Cite?
AbstractSuicide rates in the Beijing region increase with age. The rural suicide rate is about two to five times of the urban in various age-sex groups. The elderly suicide rate is very serious, especially in the rural area. The average suicide rate for the Beijing region for the period 1987-1996 was 9.8 per 100,000 (6.0 and 17.3 for urban and rural areas, respectively). A low male-to-female ratio was also observed. The female suicide rate for the 15-34 age group was higher than that of its male counterparts, which is unique in other areas of the world. These phenomena can be explained by some of the distinct cultural and economic traits of China. Also, suicides rates in the Beijing region were shown to be on a decreasing trend among the teenaged and the old-age groups. Our findings suggest that the suicide rate in China should not be as high as the estimated rate (31.0 per 100,000), suggested in the Global Health Statistics by Murray and Lopez (1996b, p. 824).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172045
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.711
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dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:19:48Z-
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dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.citationSuicide And Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001, v. 31 n. 1, p. 62-70en_US
dc.identifier.issn0363-0234en_US
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dc.description.abstractSuicide rates in the Beijing region increase with age. The rural suicide rate is about two to five times of the urban in various age-sex groups. The elderly suicide rate is very serious, especially in the rural area. The average suicide rate for the Beijing region for the period 1987-1996 was 9.8 per 100,000 (6.0 and 17.3 for urban and rural areas, respectively). A low male-to-female ratio was also observed. The female suicide rate for the 15-34 age group was higher than that of its male counterparts, which is unique in other areas of the world. These phenomena can be explained by some of the distinct cultural and economic traits of China. Also, suicides rates in the Beijing region were shown to be on a decreasing trend among the teenaged and the old-age groups. Our findings suggest that the suicide rate in China should not be as high as the estimated rate (31.0 per 100,000), suggested in the Global Health Statistics by Murray and Lopez (1996b, p. 824).en_US
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAging - Physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCatchment Area (Health)en_US
dc.subject.meshChina - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Population - Statistics & Numerical Dataen_US
dc.subject.meshSuicide - Psychology - Statistics & Numerical Dataen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Population - Statistics & Numerical Dataen_US
dc.titleAn epidemiological profile of suicides in Beijing, Chinaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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