承认澳大利亚自杀和"隐藏自杀"数据中的不准确性
John Snowdon1,2
1Department of Psychogeriatrics, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia; and.
概括
澳大利亚死亡率统计数据的修订显示,真正的自杀率比最初报告的要高. 每年更新的死亡数据提高了准确性,揭示了以前被错误分类的自杀事件.
科学领域:
- 分析死亡率统计的分析.
- 公共卫生监督是对公共卫生的监督.
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 澳大利亚统计局每年发布初步和修订的死亡数据.
- 自杀和"隐藏自杀"率随着时间的推移而受到修订.
研究的目的:
- 评估自2007年以来澳大利亚自杀和"隐藏自杀"统计数据的年度修订的影响.
- 了解数据修订如何影响报告的自杀人数和自杀率.
主要方法:
- 自杀和意外/未确定的/未知原因死亡人数和死亡率的表格.
- 分析数据修订发生在最初发布后最多三年.
主要成果:
- 自杀和意外药物中毒死亡人数上调,表明真正的死亡率高于最初报告的.
- 未确定的和未知原因死亡率被向下修订,这表明一些自杀事件最初被错误分类.
结论:
- 最终的澳大利亚自杀数据由于年度修订,与没有此类流程的国家相比,更准确.
- 进一步的调查,包括心理解剖,可能会进一步增加全球报告的自杀率.
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