The relationship between a comprehensive index of prosperity and suicide rates in former Soviet countries, including a comparison with European and Asian countries: Discussion from a new perspective
Inoue K. Apbassova M. Seksenbayev N. Toleuov E. Akkuzinova K. Karimova Z. Moldagaliyev T. Ospanova N. Apbassova S. Chaizhunusova N. Shabdarbayeva D. Dyussupov A. Takeshita H. Kawano N.
July 2024Elsevier B.V.
Legal Medicine
2024#69
Investigations of suicide in countries of the former Soviet Union, which broke into 15 different countries in the early 1990s, require examinations of a combination of economic, social, and health factors. It is important to address these factors individually and to examine the various composite indicators for each. Moreover, it would be worthwhile to explore the potential applicability of a comprehensive worldwide index. We analyzed data from nine of the former Soviet countries for which both the annual suicide rate and the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) were available for the years 2006–2017. We determined the precise relationships between the suicide rate and the GCI during this period in these nine countries as well as in nine countries with high suicide rates in Europe and Asia. The results indicated the following: (i) In six of the nine former Soviet countries with complete data, the suicide rate showed a relationship with the GCI. Notably, this relationship was inverse in all but one country. (ii) Among the nine European and Asian countries with high suicide rates, three exhibited a correlation between the suicide rate and the GCI. Measures to prevent suicide should be devised especially in countries of the former Soviet Union through collaboration among multiple fields and organizations, as necessary, with particular attention paid to countries with worse or worsening GCI values.
Asia , Comprehensive index , Europe , Former Soviet Union , Global Competitiveness Index , Suicide
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Research and Education Faculty, Medical Sciences Cluster, Health Service Center, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Public Health, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Chairman of the Board-Rector, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
Research and Education Faculty
The Center for Peace
Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
Department of Public Health
Chairman of the Board-Rector
Department of Legal Medicine
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