Violent deaths among Russian and EU male older adults

Marco Innamorati, Gianluca Serafini, David Lester, Mario Amore, Paolo Girardi and Maurizio Pompili

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2014, vol. 60, issue 1, 89-94

Abstract: Aims: This ecological comparison study explored temporal trends since 1985 in age-adjusted suicide and homicide rates for older male adults (over the age of 65) resident in the EU and the Russian Federation. Methods: The data were extracted from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European mortality database. Results: Older men resident in the Russian Federation had a higher risk of dying a violent death (by homicide and by suicide) than their younger compatriots (relative risks (RR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.31). Conversely, in the EU, older men had a higher risk of dying from suicide (RRs of 1.52 for men over the age of 65 and 3.27 for men over the age of 75) and a lower risk of being victims of homicide (RRs ranging between 0.84 and 0.89) than their younger compatriots. Conclusions: The European region is characterized by great inequalities in rates of violent deaths among the elderly.

Keywords: Suicide; homicide; violent deaths; European Union; Russian Federation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764012467261

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