Abstract
Objective: This study determines the distribution of suicides according to years and seasons as well as the frequency of completed suicides in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Method: All suicides that resulted in death in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) between the years of 2010-2013 were included in the study. Results: Fifty-six individuals committed suicide between 2010 and 2013. Male/female ratio was estimated to be 2.5. The mean rate of suicides per 100000 individuals for all 4 years was, 4.89. In males, the rate of violent suicide attempts was 82.5% (n: 33/40), while this rate was 56.2% (n: 9/16) in females. Conclusions: The data from the current study suggest that the rate of suicide in North Cyprus Turkish Republic is higher than the rate in most Muslim countries, which is lower than the general world average and close to the rates observed in Turkey and South Cyprus. The male/female ratio was closer to that found in Turkey, Iran and Japan. Finally, the method and seasonal characteristics were similar to previous reports in the literature.
Highlights
Suicide is a complex human behavior that has biological, psychological and sociological origins
All suicides that resulted in death in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) between the years of 2010-2013 were included in the study
The last official census conducted in TRNC was in 2011 and it was used in this study for determination of suicide rates
Summary
Suicide is a complex human behavior that has biological, psychological and sociological origins. It may appear as suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and suicide commitment. World Health Organization (WHO) divides suicide into two categories: suicide attempts and completed suicides. Suicide attempts are voluntary attempts to kill or harm oneself that do not result in death [2]. For each suicide attempt that results in death, at least 30 suicide attempts are encountered [3]. The number of suicides in the world totaled 782,000 in 2008, according to the WHO estimate. While suicide attempts are more frequent in women, completed suicides are more frequent in men [6]. 84% are seen in countries with low to intermediate income level; 49% of all suicides occur in China or India [7]
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