Abstract：Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of suicide deaths and suicide patterns in Zhuhai population, and to provide a decision-making basis for suicide intervention. Methods The data regarding surveillance of death causes among registered residents in Zhuhai city during 2006-2017 were collected from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10), and the epidemiological characteristics and changing tendency of suicide deaths in Zhuhai city were analyzed. Resultss The average suicidal mortality rate and the standardized rate in registered residents in Zhuhai city during 2006-2017 were 4.56/100,000 and 4.06/100,100, respectively. Suicide was the second major cause of injury death, only next to traffic accidents. The standardized mortality rate was higher in males than in females (4.84/100,000 vs. 3.22/100,000, u=4.25, P<0.01) as well as higher in rural areas than in urban areas (4.84/100,000 vs. 3.37/100,000, u=3.81, P<0.01). Hanging/suffocation and jumping from high places were the most frequently used methods of suicide, accounting for 68.12% of the total suicide deaths. Conclusions The average suicide mortality rate in registered residents in Zhuhai city during 2006-2017 was lower than that of the whole nation. The suicide mortality rate was found to be higher in rural areas than in urban areas, and hanging/suffocation and jumping from high places were the most common methods. The suicide mortality rate was significantly higher in males than in females, and most of suicide deaths occurred in the elderly males. Therefore, special attention should be paid to rural areas and the elderly; meanwhile, more powerful measures such as strengthening community public health services, mental health education and intervention, and pesticide and drug safety management, improving rural economic conditions and promoting the life quality of the elderly should be taken.
梁伟文, 代文灿, 朱克京, 李德云, 梁小冬. 珠海市户籍人口2006－2017年自杀死亡人群流行病学特征[J]. 实用预防医学, 2019, 26(11): 1333-1336.
LIANG Wei-wen, DAI Wen-can, ZHU Ke-jing, LI De-yun, LIANG Xiao-dong. Epidemiological characteristics of suicide death people among registered population in Zhuhai city, 2006-2017. , 2019, 26(11): 1333-1336.
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