Sartorius N
Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Int Psychogeriatr. 1995 Summer;7(2):301-8. doi: 10.1017/s1041610295002055.
Recent major political changes in Eastern European countries might have affected their suicide rates. For this article, suicide statistics available to the World Health Organization were used to compare data from eight Eastern European countries to those from seven countries in Northern or Western Europe. Comparisons were made between 1987 and 1991/92 data using total suicide rates for each country, rates by gender, and rates for the elderly (age 75 and older). The total rates indicated an increase in suicide in Eastern European countries and a decrease in other European countries. The ratio of male-to-female suicides in the Eastern European countries increased during this time as well, more than in other European countries. Among those over the age of 75, however, rates of suicide in Eastern European countries decreased; this pattern was less clear in the European countries chosen for comparison. The article discusses the role of economic, cultural, and health service factors affecting these trends.
东欧国家近期发生的重大政治变革可能影响了其自杀率。在本文中，世界卫生组织可获取的自杀统计数据被用于比较八个东欧国家与七个北欧或西欧国家的数据。使用每个国家的总自杀率、按性别划分的自杀率以及老年人（75岁及以上）的自杀率，对1987年至1991/92年的数据进行了比较。总自杀率表明东欧国家的自杀率上升，而其他欧洲国家的自杀率下降。在此期间，东欧国家男性与女性自杀率的比例也有所上升，且高于其他欧洲国家。然而，在75岁以上人群中，东欧国家的自杀率有所下降；在所选作比较的欧洲国家中，这种模式不太明显。本文讨论了影响这些趋势的经济、文化和卫生服务因素所起的作用。
