ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sudabuy Chulakadabba

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: A Study of Suicide Rates in Thailand in 1990

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 45, No. 4, April 1993. Page 245-254

รายละเอียด / Details:

The suicide rates in Thailand in 1990 were studied from death certificates. There were 3,323 suicides, suicide a rate was of 5.9/100,000 or 1.4% of death in Thailand More men committed suicide than women 1.8:1. The highest rate occurred among 15-25 year-olds of both sexes. The suicide rate among 56-65 year-olds was higher than in the 46-55 year-olds and over 65-year-olds. More single people committed suicide than married ones. More single males committed suicide than single females (2.18:1). (For the place of birth and death) people from northern provinces committed suicide more often than those from southern provinces. There were no significant differences in the frequency of suicide according to month of year or an occupation. More suicides were discovered by close relatives than by officials. Heanging is the most common suicide method. Poisoning and firearms are also common methods. The findings showed that methods of suicide were more violent and effective in the past.

Keywords: suicide, committed suicide, death

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1993

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00006166

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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