Who commits suicide most? Suicide by gender and age

What is it about?

Turkish Statistical Institute. The number of suicide cases was 25,696 (72.1% male, 27.9% female). Direct standardization method was used to calculate suicide rates. Line charts were plotted to reveal the trends in suicide rates by gender, age groups, and age groups within gender between 2007 and 2015. Then, a paired-samples t-test and one-way anova (ANOVA) test were conducted to test whether suicide rates significantly differ by gender, age groups, gender within age groups, and age groups within gender. Results: There is an increase in suicide rates and suicide rates among males while there is a decline in suicide rates among females over time. Males commit suicide 2.6 times as high as females. Suicide rate is higher for those aged above 65 and those aged 15- 24. Suicide rate is the highest among males aged 65+, and among females aged 15-24. There is a statistically significant difference in suicide rates between males and females, among age groups, between males and females within age groups, and among age groups within gender. The suicide ratio of male to female is the highest within age group 45-64. That is, males commit suicide 4 times more than females within that age group. Conclusion: Younger females and older males have the highest suicide rate. Overall, younger and older people are risky groups for suicide.

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Why is it important?

There is limited research on suicide by age and gender in Turkey. The purpose of the study is to examine suicide rates between 2007 and 2015 by gender, age, and both age and gender by using various statistical analyses.

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