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BMC PSYCHIATRY
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w
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Gender; Mortality rate; Suicide; Trend
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [1R01AA028224, R01AA028009]
This study compares the suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania over the past 30 years. The results indicate that while the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults has been increasing in the United States, it has been decreasing in Lithuania.
Introduction The increase in the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults in the United States (US) has been well documented. Aside from a few studies from the United Kingdom, it is unclear whether the suicide mortality rate trend in the US is also occurring in other developed countries. Accordingly, we aimed to compare the suicide mortality rate trends over the past 30 years in the US to a country in the European Union-Lithuania. Methods Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to identify secular trends in the gender-specific age-standardized suicide mortality rate among individuals 15 + years of age, as well as middle-aged adults (45-54 years of age), and suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women. Results Age-standardized suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in the US increased annually, on average, by 0.89% (95% CI: 0.66%, 1.12%) among men and 1.21% (95% CI: 0.75%, 1.66%) among women between 1990 and 2019. In contrast to the US, there was an overall downward trend in the suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in Lithuania across the study period. The average annual percent change in the suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women were not statistically significant for either country. Conclusion The suicide mortality rate trend in the US does not appear to be an indicator of an upcoming global trend, but rather should be regarded as a cautionary example of what other countries should strive to avoid.
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