| Title |
Suicide methods in the european union / |
| Translation of Title |
Suicide Methods in the European Union. |
| Authors |
Groß, Simon |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
29 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Suicide, Europe, Hanging, Self-poisoning, jumping from a high place, drowning, suicide by other methods, overview Savižudybės, Europa, pasikorimas, apsinuodijimas, šuolis iš aukštai, nuskendimas, savižudybė kitais būdais, apžvalga |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background: The suicide mortality rate in the European Union is decreasing in the last decade, however suicide rates remain exceedingly high in Lithuania with a rate of 21.25 per 100.000 in 2020. High rates were also seen in Latvia, Estonia and Hungary. Methods: Statistical offices, or centers for disease control and prevention as well as the police of all European Union member states were contacted and questioned. Furthermore, a literature review was conducted. From those countries that supplied data or had literature covering this topic, a comparative analysis was conducted. Results: The data covers the years 2015, 2019, 2020 as well as 2021. Hanging was the leading method for committing suicide (54,25 %, n = 18161), followed by self-poisoning (12,43 %, n = 4160) and other less common methods. There are significant differences between the investigated countries and the preferred suicide methods. Conclusion: The data indicates that methods to prevent suicide could be improved in the European Union. The reported suicide data does not always seem plausible and shows that data might not be collected in a standardized way along the European Union. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2023 |
