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Relationship of suicide rates to economic variables in Europe: 2000-2011

It is unclear wheter there is a direct link between economic crises and changes in suicide rates. The Lopez-Ibor Foundation launched an initiative to study the possible impact of the economic crisis on European suicide rates. Data was dathered and anylsed from29 European countries and included the number of deaths by suicide in men and women, the unemployment rate, the gross domestic product (GDP)per capita, the annual economic growth rate and inflation. There was a strong correlation between suicide rates and all economic indices except GDP per capita in men and only a correlation with unemployment in wome. However, the increase in suicide rates ocurred several months before the economic crisis emerged. Overall this study confirms a general relationship between the economic environment and suicide rates. However, it does not support there being a clear causal realtionship between the current economic crisis and an increase in the suicide rate.

suicide rates; economic variables; Europe

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