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KMID : 1003420120060010097
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Metal Health Policy Forum
2012 Volume.6 No. 1 p.97 ~ p.113
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Epidemiologic Character Analysis of Suicide in Korea : 1983~2007
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Lee Hyun-Kyung
Kang Eun-Jeong
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Abstract
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Background : Suicide rates in Korea increased markedly in recent decades.
Objectives : The objective of this study was to examine the trends of suicide rates and their epidemiologic characteristics in Korea.
Method : We evaluated the age-standardized mortality rates from suicide death in Korea from 1983~2007, using registered death data obtained from the Korea National Statistical Office.
Results : The number of suicide death was 3,471 in 1983 and 12,174 in 2007. Age-standardized mortality rates from suicide death significantly increased from 9.9 to 20.7 per 100,000. The rate of suicide was higher in men, over 65-years-old, low education and so on.
Conclusions : Suicide rates substantially increased during over 20 years and showed socio economic variations. More intensive intervention efforts to reduce suicide mortality should become a public health priority in Korea.
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