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[Suicide mortality in Finland, 1947-2006]
Laura Hiltunen1, Timo Partonen, Jari Haukka
1Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, mielenterveys ja päihdepalvelut, Helsinki.
Background:
Suicide mortality tends to vary in a population. The aim of this study was to find the turning points, if any, in suicide mortality in Finland in 1947-2006.
Material And Methods:
Data on 64,483 deaths from suicide over the 60-year period were obtained from Statistics Finland. Structural changing points were estimated by using multiple regression models.
Results:
In 1955-1959 suicide mortality turned into worse for women. For men the turning point to worse was in 1968-1974 and to better in 1987-1995.
Conclusions:
Continuous work and research is needed to enhance suicide prevention at regional level.
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