Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Poland before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic between 2019 and 2021

Jacek Stańdo, Adam Czabański, Żywilla Fechner, Ewa Baum, Karl Andriessen and Karolina Krysińska
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Jacek Stańdo: Centre of Mathematics and Physics, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Adam Czabański: Department of Social Sciences, Jacob of Paradies University, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Żywilla Fechner: Institute of Mathematics, Lodz University of Technology, al. Politechniki 8, 93-590 Łódź, Poland
Ewa Baum: Department of Social Sciences and the Humanities, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
Karl Andriessen: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Karolina Krysińska: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-11

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is related to changes in rates of suicide and suicide attempts in many countries, and some differences have been observed regarding the prevalence of suicidal behaviours in different age and gender groups. The aim of this study is to analyse the number of suicides and suicide attempts per 100,000 people between 2019 and 2021 in Poland. Using police and government data on suicide and suicide attempts in Poland, three age categories were investigated: 13–24 years old, 25–65 years old, and above 65 years old, and the analysis encompassed the whole population and the populations of men and women separately. Study results indicated an increase in suicide attempts in the two younger age categories (aged 7–24 years and 25–65 years) between 2021 and 2019–2020. There was an increase in suicide among women in all age categories during the study period, whilst no increase was observed in suicide in men in any age group. The differences in the prevalence of suicide and attempted suicide in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic in different age and gender groups indicate the need for tailored suicide prevention activities.

Keywords: suicide; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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