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Suicides in Croatia 1993-2001: regional differences

With regard to historical, economical, cultural, climate and probably genetic diversitiy of the republic of Croatia, it is to be expected to find significant regional differences in suicide rates. The aim of this paper is to describe the specific regional characteristics of suicide rates in Croatia and Compare it with that in neighbour countries like Slovenia, Hungary and Italy. Using official suicide statistics, this study examined suicide rate in Croatia over a 8-years span (1993-2001) as the function of age, gender, employment and marital status and geographical regions. This study showed significant regional differences in suicide rates accros the Republic of Croatia. With its south Mediterranean part, Croatia share the same low rate with Mediterranean neighbour Italy, while with its west-norht continental part Croatia with high suicide rate is similar to its neighbours Slovenia and Hungary.

suicide; epidemiology; regionality; climate; ethnogenetics

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