Suicide Deaths in Turkey: A Nationwide Study Between 2008 and 2018

Authors : Ali Kemal ERENLER, Burak GÜMÜŞ, Mehmet YILMAZ

Pages : 42-155

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Publication Date : 2023-01-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: Our aim in this study was to investigate age groups, marital status, education levels, causes, methods and residency of suicide deaths in terms of gender. Material and Methods: We obtained our data between 2008 to 2018 from the database accessible at the official website of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which permits the use of its data for research purposes. Results: Between 2008-2018, a total of 33800 suicide deaths were reported. Of these, 24715 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(73.1%); were male and 9085 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26.9%); were female. Suicide death rate was higher in females than males under 15 years of age. Suicide deaths were lowest in November. Fire-arms and stabbing were significantly higher in males and chemical substance intake and jump from height were significantly higher in females. Illness, in each year, was the most common cause for suicides in both genders. Suicide death rate was higher in divorced individuals. Suicide death was more common among individuals who could not have completed any school. Rate of suicide death was also higher in individuals living in the rural areas than those living in urban areas. Conclusion: Our results may lead policy-makers to focus on individuals with these characteristics to reduce mortality related to suicide.
Keywords : İntihar ölümü, eğitim, medeni durum, intihar yöntemi, cinsiyet, Suicide death, education, marital status, method of suicide, gender