Patterns of suicide by age and gender in the Indian states: a reflection of human development?

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dc.contributor.authorSteen, D.
dc.contributor.authorMayer, P.
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractGirard (1993) suggests that age and gender specific suicide patterns can be predicted by economic progress. However, human development, especially the empowerment of women, is also an integral part of advancement. India consists of 24 states, at various stages of development, with diverse suicide patterns. Statistical analyses were conducted on suicide data from 14 Indian states (1997). Human development factors did predict suicide rates for both genders, but there was no significant relationship between suicide rates and economic factors. Moreover, when human development and economic factors were used as multinomial logit estimators, they failed to clearly predict probabilities of specific age and gender suicide patterns. Findings support the view that explanations for disparity in suicide rates appear to be more complicated for less developed nations than they are for developed countries.
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Suicide Research, 2003; 7(3):247-264
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13811110301556
dc.identifier.issn1381-1118
dc.identifier.issn1543-6136
dc.identifier.orcidMayer, P. [0000-0002-2031-2920]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/15871
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt Academy Suicide Research
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13811110301556
dc.subjectAge
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectDeveloped
dc.subjectEconomic
dc.titlePatterns of suicide by age and gender in the Indian states: a reflection of human development?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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