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SUICIDES IN TURKEY BETWEEN 1996-2005 YEARS: GENERAL
PERSPECTIVE.
Asirdizer M, Yavuz MS, Aydin S, Dizdar MG.
The American Journal
of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2010 Jun; 31(2): 138-45.
Abstract
Suicide is a significant problem in the world. Sharing the information about national suicide rates
in international scientific area is an important issue for not only the solution of the problem, but also improving the efforts
for decreasing the suicidal deaths. We aimed to add the statistical information about the rates, the risk factors and methods
of suicide in Turkey to the international information pool.
The suicide rates in Turkey increased in the period between 1996 and 2005;
it was 3.8 per 100,000 populations in 2005. The average ratio of male/female was 1.58/1 between 1996 and 2005 years. The suicidal
deaths increased above 75 years old, especially for male population. For female population, the most dangerous period was
15-24 ages group. The major risk factor for suicides was found to be illness (29.6%) for both genders and especially for above
middle ages. Hanging was the most preferred method for both genders and for most of the age groups in Turkey. Suicides increased
in spring and summer .
Keywords: Suicide, genders, ages, risk factor for suicides,
suicide methods .
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