@article{article_442055, title={Suicide mortality trends by age, gender and method in Turkey}, journal={Turkish Journal of Public Health}, volume={17}, pages={195–206}, year={2019}, author={Göktaş, Saniye and Metintaş, Selma}, keywords={suicide rate, trends of suicide, methods of suicide, time series analysis}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">Objective </span> </b> <b> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria, serif;">: </span> </b> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria, serif;">The aim of this study was to evaluate
the change in the gender, age and method-specific suicide rates in Turkey
between 2002-2015. M <b>ethod: </b>Gender, age and method-specific suicide rates
were calculated during the study period with the data obtained from the Turkish
Statistical Institute and Joinpoint regression analysis was used to test the
change of these rates within the observed time period. <b>Results: </b> Of a total of 40,281 suicides
recorded during the study period, 27,407 consisted of males (68%) and 12,874
consisted of females (32%). The suicide rate was higher in females than males
only in the group under 15 years of age, whereas it was higher in males than
females in all other age groups. Male suicides showed an increasing trend in
the time interval studied for the age groups under 15, 25-44, 65 and above. The
most commonly used suicide method was hanging in all age groups. It was
noteworthy that suicides committed by firearms also increased in the group
under 15 years of age. <b>Conclusion: </b> Trend
in suicidal behavior over the years should be closely monitored. Preventive
measures to curb increasing trends of suicide are urgently needed. <b> </b> </span> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Halk Sağlığı Uzmanları Derneği}