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Takehiko Yamamura | Zendy; Hiroshi Kinoshita | Zendy; Minori Nishiguchi | Zendy; Shigeru Hishida | Zendy

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A perspective in epidemiology of suicide in Japan

Author(s) -

Takehiko Yamamura,

Hiroshi Kinoshita,

Minori Nishiguchi,

Shigeru Hishida

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp0606575y

Subject(s) - demography , epidemiology , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , christian ministry , occupational safety and health , population , mortality rate , environmental health , official statistics , medical emergency , gerontology , political science , sociology , pathology , law

According to the information about deaths from any causes, provided by the vital statistics based on the WHO Member Countries mortality and morbidity, suicide rate in Japan has been ranking high among the causes of death. The number of suicides goes on increasing every year in Japan. In fact, suicide rates per 100 000 population have already reached the sixth place among the leading causes of death. The aim of this study was to perform epidemiological surveys of suicide rates, obtained from the official vital statistics provided by the WHO on mortality and morbidity during several past decades in Japan.

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