Title Comparison of suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic and the 10 years prior in Split-Dalmatia county Title (croatian) Usporedba stopa samoubojstava tijekom COVID-19 pandemije i 10 godina prije u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji Author Gabriela Chatzigeorgiou Mentor Kristijan Bečić (mentor)Committee member Marija Definis-Gojanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Iris Jerončić Tomić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Ivana Pavlinac Dodig (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Split Defense date and country 2022-07-26, Croatia Scientific / art field, BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare suicide rates in regard to age groups, gender, place, cause of death and type of suicide, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 10 years prior in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Additionally, we aimed to investigate overall suicide incidence during pre-COVID and the COVID pandemic .
Subjects and methods: This retrospective epidemiological study included 481 subjects, which were categorized by age groups, gender, place, type of suicide and cause of death in Split-Dalmatia County from January 1st 2010 to December 31st 2020. Causes of death and mechanism of suicide were coded according to International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).
Results: In Split Dalmatia County 481 suicides were reported from 2010 to 2020. The youngest person committing suicide was in the group from 10-14 years of age, the oldest was older than 85 years. There was no significant difference in suicidal rates / 100.000 persons / per year between pre-COVID period and COVID-year (P= 0.915). The incidence of suicides in males was 2.5 times higher than in females with the rate difference of 9.5 (P=0.003). There was no significant difference of incidence of men (P=0.799) between pre-COVID and COVID period as well as in women (P=0.683). There was no statistically significant difference of suicidal rates according to age groups between pre-COVID and COVID period, except for 25-29 age group. The suicidal rate during the COVID period was 3.4 times higher than during pre-COVID period (P=0.095). The most common method of suicide was X70, with the same specific suicidal rate in pre-COVID and COVID period (5.1). There was no difference between pre-COVID and COVID according to mechanisms of death.
Conclusion: Our results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in suicidal rates / 100.000 persons / per year between pre-COVID period and COVID-year. The incidence in males committing suicide was 2.5 times higher than in females.
There was no significant difference between pre-COVID and COVID in suicidal rates in men, as well in women. The lowest suicide rate was seen in ages lower than 15 years old. Subsequently, the highest suicide rate was seen in the age group over 85 years. The most common type of suicide was X70, which has not changed since pre-COVID. We could not conclude a difference between pre-COVID and COVID according to mechanisms of death.
Abstract (croatian) Ciljevi: Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je usporediti stope samoubojstava tijekom COVID-19 pandemije i 10 godina prije u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji, Hrvatska. Usporediti razdoblje prije COVID-a u trajanju od 2010. do 2019. s razdobljem COVID-a 2020. Dodatni cilj ove studije bio je istražiti je li došlo do porasta ili čak smanjenja broja samoubojstava prije COVID-a i tijekom pandemije COVID-a te je li bilo promjena u ukupnoj incidenciji samoubojstava.
Subjekti i metode: Ovo retrospektivno epidemiološko istraživanje obuhvatilo je 481 ispitanika/sudionika koji su kategorizirani prema dobnim skupinama, spolu, mjestu, vrsti samoubojstva i uzroku smrti u Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji od 1. siječnja 2010. do 31. prosinca 2020. Uzroci smrti i mehanizam samoubojstva su kodirani prema Međunarodnoj klasifikaciji bolesti, deseta revizija (ICD-10).
Rezultati: U Splitsko-dalmatinskoj županiji od 2010. do 2020. godine prijavljeno je 481 samoubojstvo. Najmlađa osoba koja je počinila samoubojstvo bila je u skupini od 10 do 14 godina, a najstarija je bila starija od 85 godina. Nije bilo značajne razlike u stopama suicida /100.000 osoba/ godišnje između razdoblja prije COVID-a i godine COVID-a (P= 0,915). Učestalost samoubojstava kod muškaraca bila je 2,5 puta veća nego kod žena s razlikom u stopi od 9,5 (P=0,003). Nije bilo značajne razlike u incidenciji muškaraca (P=0,799) između razdoblja prije COVID-a i COVID-a, kao ni kod žena (P=0,683). Nije bilo statistički značajne razlike u stopama suicida prema dobnim skupinama između razdoblja prije COVID-a i razdoblja COVID-a, osim u dobnoj skupini od 25 do 29 godina. Stopa suicida tijekom razdoblja COVID-a bila je 3,4 puta veća nego tijekom razdoblja prije COVID-a (P=0,095). Najčešća metoda samoubojstva bila je X70, s istom specifičnom stopom suicida u razdoblju prije i tijekom COVID-a (5,1). Nije bilo razlike između pre-COVID-a i COVID-a prema mehanizmima smrti.
Zaključak: Naši rezultati su pokazali da nije bilo statistički značajne razlike u stopama suicida /100.000 osoba/ godišnje između razdoblja prije COVID-a i COVID-godine. Učestalost samoubojstava kod muškaraca bila je 2,5 puta veća nego kod žena. Nije bilo značajne razlike između prije COVID-a i COVID-a u stopama suicida kod muškaraca, kao ni kod žena. Najniža stopa samoubojstava zabilježena je u dobi ispod 15 godina. Najveća stopa zabilježena je u dobnoj skupini iznad 85 godina. Najčešći tip samoubojstva bio je X70 prije i za vrijeme pandemije. Nismo mogli zaključiti razliku između pre-COVID-a i COVID-a prema mehanizmima smrti.
Keywords
Suicide
COVID-19
Split-Dalmatia county
Pandemic
Keywords (croatian)
samoubojstvo
COVID-19
Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
pandemija
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