Suicide in Iran

Being at the center of attention: Iranian women's experience after suicide attempts

“…A formal report in Iran revealed an increased trend in both suicides and suicide attempts . Another document reported that the rate of suicide for the general population in Iran was 5.3 (3.6 in women and 7.0 in men) per 100 000 persons . Although this report shows a lower incidence rate of suicide in Iran overall, the suicide rate is equal to or even greater than the global statistics in certain provinces such as Ilam, one of the smallest provinces in Iran…”

Psychological Risk Factors of Suicide Attempts in Patients Admitted to Emergency Departments

“…In contrast, another study in Iran reported a higher suicide rate (per 100,000 people) in males [14]. Higher frequency of suicides in women might be attributed to not only hormonal differences and higher prevalence of depressive disorders in women, but also greater psychosocial distresses in female populations of low-and middle-income countries and the adaptation mechanisms utilized by these women [44][45][46].…”

“…Suicide accounted for 1.4% of all deaths worldwide, making it the 15th leading cause of death in 2012 [2]. In recent years, researchers in Iran and some other countries have evaluated the rate of suicide, suicide attempts, and related risk factors [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. A review study in Iran calculated the weighted mean rate of suicide attempts as 26.5 in 100,000 people.…”

Silent Change of Suicide in the West of Iran (Kermanshah): Joinpoint Regression Analysis

“…In women, ASR of suicide fluctuated dramatically as it goes beyond the rate of men in age groups [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] In age group 10 -19-years, suicide rate for women was always higher than men during the whole period of observation. The highest rising rate was seen in age group > 70 years by 58.2% increase in average (95% CI: +31.7 -+89.9) (Figure 2).…”

“…In the absence of reliable researches on suicide trend in the west of Iran, limited evidence about its changes in recent decades and upcoming situation is available. Although few studies dealt with the temporal trend of suicide in Iran, the majority didn't use accurate statistical analysis (25)(26)(27)(28), some study seasonal pattern (29), and in a recent one which temporal trend in provinces level across the country trends assessed by developed method, the time span of study was so short that validity of the analysis is uncertain (10). In the present study, for the first time we analyzed the temporal trend of suicide in the most dangerous region of Iran for a time span more than a decade (12 years) using an advanced statistical method (joinpoint regression analysis) in order to present the latest evidence on suicide mortality changes in this region.…”