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452 – Epidemiology of Suicide and Attempted Suicide Derived from the Health System Database in Islamic Republic of Iran: 2001–08

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Ahmadzad-Asl ,
M.B. Saberi-Zafaghandi ,
A. Hajebi  and
S. Eskandarieh
M. Ahmadzad-Asl
Affiliation:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Institute of Psychiatry
M.B. Saberi-Zafaghandi
Affiliation:
Tehran Institute of Psychiatry
A. Hajebi
Affiliation:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Institute of Psychiatry
S. Eskandarieh
Affiliation:
Iran Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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Aims:

Suicide is an important public health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of suicide and attempted suicide in Iran.

Methods:

A retrospective study from March 2001 to March 2008 examined some characteristics of cases of suicide and attempted suicide in the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the health system database of 41 medical universities.

Results:

A total of 53 100 cases of suicide and attempted suicide were analysed. Just over half were among women (55.0%). The most favoured method of attempted suicide among both males and females was drug overdose. Self-burning was more frequent in females (5.8%) while hanging (4.5%), cutting (2.8%) and firearms (0.5%) were more common in males. There were 3883 (7.3%) completed (fatal) suicides. Hanging had the highest case fatality rate (76.5%) and drug overdose the lowest (2.3%). Older people had a higher mortality rate.

Conclusion:

Suicide and attempted suicides increased from 8.3 per 100 000 population in 2001 to 19.4 in 2005, then declined to 16.3 in 2008.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E69
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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