Cluster for Resilience and Wellbeing, Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation and the Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care Through Clinical Research and Translation, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia.
PLoS One. 2020 May 19;15(5):e0232940. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232940. eCollection 2020.
This research estimates the economic and epidemiological impact of youth suicide in countries with the highest human development index. The study relied on secondary analysis of suicide mortality data for youth aged between 15-24 years in countries with the highest human development index-Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada and the United States. The impact of youth suicide is measured using years of life lost, years of productive life lost and present economic value of lost productivity. Costs are expressed in 2014 International dollars. Future earning potential is estimated using adjusted gross domestic product per capita, employment potential and historical trends in productivity and real interest rates. In 2014, an estimated 6,912 young people living in the most developed countries in the world lost their lives to suicide. These preventable deaths resulted in a loss of 406,730 years of life at a cost of $5.53 billion in lost economic income with the average cost of suicide estimated at $802,939. The United States stands out as a country with the most significant youth suicide problem accounting for 77% of total costs. Reducing youth suicide requires a multifaceted approach and significant investment by governments.
本研究估计了人类发展指数最高的国家中青少年自杀的经济和流行病学影响。该研究依赖于对人类发展指数最高的国家（挪威、澳大利亚、瑞士、德国、丹麦、新加坡、荷兰、爱尔兰、加拿大和美国）中 15-24 岁青少年自杀死亡率的二次分析。使用生命损失年、生产性生命损失年和丧失生产力的当前经济价值来衡量青少年自杀的影响。成本以 2014 年国际元表示。未来收益潜力是根据人均调整后国内生产总值、就业潜力以及生产力和实际利率的历史趋势来估计的。2014 年，世界上最发达的国家估计有 6912 名年轻人自杀身亡。这些可预防的死亡导致 406730 年的生命损失，经济收入损失 55.3 亿美元，自杀的平均成本估计为 802939 美元。美国是青少年自杀问题最严重的国家，占总成本的 77%。减少青少年自杀需要政府采取多方面的方法和大量投资。
