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Suicide Prevention in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Mohsen Rezaeian1, Murad Moosa Khan2,3
1Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Rafsanjan Medical School, Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Crisis
|March 27, 2020
Summary
Self-harm deaths doubled in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. Despite this, war-related deaths increased tenfold, overshadowing suicide prevention efforts in the region.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- International Health
Background:
- The World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) comprises 22 countries.
- Self-harm mortality has significantly increased in the EMR between 1990 and 2015.
- High rates of death from war and legal interventions may divert attention from suicide prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the rise in self-harm deaths within the EMR.
- To contextualize suicide prevention challenges amidst regional conflicts.
- To advocate for the development and implementation of suicide prevention strategies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data.
- Comparative analysis of mortality trends (self-harm vs. war/legal interventions).
Main Results:
- A 100% increase in deaths from self-harm in the EMR from 1990 to 2015.
- A 1027% increase in deaths due to war and legal interventions during the same period.
- Limited prioritization and absence of formal suicide prevention strategies in EMR countries.
Conclusions:
- Despite rising self-harm rates, conflict-related deaths dominate mortality statistics in the EMR.
- The current focus on conflict may hinder the development of essential suicide prevention programs.
- Urgent need to develop and implement suicide prevention strategies in the EMR, irrespective of ongoing stability challenges.
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