Inoue Ken, Nishimura Yukika, Nishida Atsushi, Fukunaga Tatsushige, Masaki Mina, Fujita Yoshitsugu, Nata Masayuki, Okazaki Yuji, Ono Yuichiro
Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2010 Mar;12(2):100-1. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.11.002. Epub 2010 Feb 8.
The number of suicides in South Korea totaled 4840 in 1995 and 8569 in 1998; in Japan, suicides totaled 21,420 in 1995 and 31,755 in 1998. Suicide prevention is an important issue for both South Korea and Japan. In South Korea, factors related to the increase in suicides must be clarified, and specific suicide prevention measures must be promptly discussed in order to decrease the number of suicides. Therefore, this report examined suicide and unemployment rates and increased rates of mining and industrial production and of money supply in South Korea from 1990 to 2002. This report also discusses the relationships between suicide and unemployment rates and increased rates of mining and industrial production and increased rates of money supply during the same period. During the period studied, annual suicide rates ranged from 7.1 to 18.3 per 100,000 populations. Multiple regression analysis indicated that the suicide rate was clearly related to the unemployment rate, but the suicide rate was not related to increased rates of mining and industrial production and increased rates of money supply. Thus, when unemployment rates increase, relevant organizations and the community should pay close attention to the increase in suicide rates.
1995年韩国自杀人数总计4840人，1998年为8569人；在日本，1995年自杀人数总计21420人，1998年为31755人。预防自杀对韩国和日本而言都是重要问题。在韩国，必须厘清与自杀人数增加相关的因素，并且必须立即讨论具体的自杀预防措施，以减少自杀人数。因此，本报告研究了1990年至2002年韩国的自杀率与失业率、矿业和工业生产增长率以及货币供应量增长率。本报告还讨论了同一时期自杀率与失业率、矿业和工业生产增长率以及货币供应量增长率之间的关系。在所研究的时期内，年自杀率为每10万人7.1至18.3人。多元回归分析表明，自杀率与失业率明显相关，但与矿业和工业生产增长率以及货币供应量增长率无关。因此，当失业率上升时，相关组织和社区应密切关注自杀率的上升。
