IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v9y2012i3p924-931d16691.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Suicide Mortality in Comparison to Traffic Accidents and Homicides as Causes of Unnatural Death. An Analysis of 14,441 Cases in Germany in the Year 2010

Author

Listed:
  • Karoline Lukaschek

    (Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany)

  • Natalia Erazo

    (Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Langerstrasse 3, 81675 Munich, Germany)

  • Jens Baumert

    (Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany)

  • Karl-Heinz Ladwig

    (Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
    Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Langerstrasse 3, 81675 Munich, Germany)

Abstract

Aim : To assess suicide mortality in comparison to traffic accidents and homicide deaths in Germany in the year 2010 and to compare years of life lost (YLL) due to these unnatural deaths. Methods : Mortality data were provided by the Federal Statistical Office giving death rates (related to 100,000 inhabitants) and proportions (related to 100 deaths of individuals) for suicide, traffic accidents and homicide as well as YLL data. Results : A total of 14,441 unnatural deaths (suicide, traffic accidents, homicide) were reported in 2010 in Germany. Of those, 10,021 subjects (69.4%) committed suicide, 3,942 (27.3%) died in traffic accidents, 478 (3.3%) were murdered. Suicide death rates were by far the highest, with rates for men (18.6) three times higher than for women (6.1). For both sexes, suicide rates increased with age, whereas suicide as a proportion of all causes of death was higher in younger age groups. In both sexes, suicide was the leading cause of YLL (men: 314 YLL, women: 90 YLL). Conclusions : Suicide is the leading cause of unnatural death and YLL. The sex- and age- specific patterns in suicide mortality call for different action plans to target high risk groups.

Suggested Citation

  • Karoline Lukaschek & Natalia Erazo & Jens Baumert & Karl-Heinz Ladwig, 2012. "Suicide Mortality in Comparison to Traffic Accidents and Homicides as Causes of Unnatural Death. An Analysis of 14,441 Cases in Germany in the Year 2010," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:3:p:924-931:d:16691
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/3/924/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/3/924/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Alan D. Lopez & Colin D. Mathers & Majid Ezzati & Dean T. Jamison & Christopher J. L. Murray, 2006. "Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7039.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tsung-Ming Tsao & Jing-Shiang Hwang & Sung-Tsun Lin & Charlene Wu & Ming-Jer Tsai & Ta-Chen Su, 2022. "Forest Bathing Is Better than Walking in Urban Park: Comparison of Cardiac and Vascular Function between Urban and Forest Parks," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Anderson, Soren T. & Laxminarayan, Ramanan & Salant, Stephen W., 2012. "Diversify or focus? Spending to combat infectious diseases when budgets are tight," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 658-675.
    3. Michael Grimm & Carole Treibich, 2013. "Why Do Some Bikers Wear a Helmet and Others Don't? Evidence from Delhi, India," AMSE Working Papers 1348, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France, revised 10 Oct 2013.
    4. Christopher Fitzpatrick & Katherine Floyd, 2012. "A Systematic Review of the Cost and Cost Effectiveness of Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 30(1), pages 63-80, January.
    5. repec:hrv:hksfac:5341873 is not listed on IDEAS
    6. Falk, Armin & Menrath, Ingo & Verde, Pablo Emilio & Siegrist, Johannes, 2011. "Cardiovascular Consequences of Unfair Pay," IZA Discussion Papers 5720, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. John Gibson & Steven Stillman & David McKenzie & Halahingano Rohorua, 2013. "Natural Experiment Evidence On The Effect Of Migration On Blood Pressure And Hypertension," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 22(6), pages 655-672, June.
    8. Eva Deuchert, 2011. "The Virgin HIV Puzzle: Can Misreporting Account for the High Proportion of HIV Cases in Self-reported Virgins?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 20(1), pages 60-89, January.
    9. Peter J. Rothe & Linda J. Carroll, 2009. "Hazards Faced by Young Designated Drivers: In-Car Risks of Driving Drunken Passengers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(6), pages 1-18, June.
    10. Fernando Abad-Franch & Gonçalo Ferraz & Ciro Campos & Francisco S Palomeque & Mario J Grijalva & H Marcelo Aguilar & Michael A Miles, 2010. "Modeling Disease Vector Occurrence when Detection Is Imperfect: Infestation of Amazonian Palm Trees by Triatomine Bugs at Three Spatial Scales," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(3), pages 1-11, March.
    11. Elizabeth Kristjansson & Damian K Francis & Selma Liberato & Marik Benkhalti Jandu & Vivian Welch & Malek Batal & Trish Greenhalgh & Tamara Rader & Eamonn Noonan & Beverley Shea & Laura Janzen & Georg, 2013. "PROTOCOL: Feeding Interventions for Improving the Physical and Psychosocial Health of Disadvantaged Children Aged Three Months to Five Years: Protocol for a Systematic Review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(1), pages 1-41.
    12. Stadnik SM & Saiko OV, 2020. "Neuron-Specific Enolaza as a Marker of Lesion Cerebral Tissue in Patients with Ischemic Stroke," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 31(1), pages 23816-23820, October.
    13. Pinna Pintor, Matteo & Fumagalli, Elena & Suhrcke, Marc, 2024. "The impact of health on labour market outcomes: A rapid systematic review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    14. Feyza G. Sahinyazan & Marie‐Ève Rancourt & Vedat Verter, 2021. "Food Aid Modality Selection Problem," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 30(4), pages 965-983, April.
    15. La Torre, Davide & Liuzzi, Danilo & Marsiglio, Simone, 2021. "Epidemics and macroeconomic outcomes: Social distancing intensity and duration," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    16. Danielle N. Medgyesi & Heather A. Holmes & Jeff E. Angermann, 2017. "Investigation of Acute Pulmonary Deficits Associated with Biomass Fuel Cookstove Emissions in Rural Bangladesh," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-15, June.
    17. Terje A Eikemo & Rasmus Hoffmann & Margarete C Kulik & Ivana Kulhánová & Marlen Toch-Marquardt & Gwenn Menvielle & Caspar Looman & Domantas Jasilionis & Pekka Martikainen & Olle Lundberg & Johan P Mac, 2014. "How Can Inequalities in Mortality Be Reduced? A Quantitative Analysis of 6 Risk Factors in 21 European Populations," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(11), pages 1-1, November.
    18. Jari Lahti & Marius Lahti & Anu-Katriina Pesonen & Kati Heinonen & Eero Kajantie & Tom Forsén & Kristian Wahlbeck & Clive Osmond & David J P Barker & Johan G Eriksson & Katri Räikkönen, 2014. "Prenatal and Childhood Growth, and Hospitalization for Alcohol Use Disorders in Adulthood: The Helsinki Birth Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-8, January.
    19. Pierre Kopp & Marysia Ogrodnik, 2017. "The social cost of drugs in France in 2010," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 18(7), pages 883-892, September.
    20. Tsung-Ming Tsao & Ming-Jer Tsai & Ya-Nan Wang & Heng-Lun Lin & Chang-Fu Wu & Jing-Shiang Hwang & Sandy-HJ Hsu & Hsing Chao & Kai-Jen Chuang & Charles- CK Chou & Ta-Chen Su, 2014. "The Health Effects of a Forest Environment on Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Heath-Related Quality of Life," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(7), pages 1-8, July.
    21. Zhiwei Xu & Perry E. Sheffield & Wenbiao Hu & Hong Su & Weiwei Yu & Xin Qi & Shilu Tong, 2012. "Climate Change and Children’s Health—A Call for Research on What Works to Protect Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-19, September.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:3:p:924-931:d:16691. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.