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Abstract: Suicide is among the main challenges that need to be addressed in developed countries. In this paper, we analyse suicides across the 17 Spanish regions over the period 2014-2019. More precisely, our objective is to re-study the determinants of suicides focusing on the latest economic expansion period. We use count panel data models and sex stratification. A range of aggregate socioeconomic regional-level factors have been identified. Our empirical results show that: (1) a socioeconomic urban-rural suicide gaps exist; (2) there are significant gender differences, for the women a Mediterranean suicide pattern appears whereas unemployment levels have a significant importance for men, (3) social isolation factors, when significant, they show an (a priori) surprisingly positive result. We provide new highlights for suicide prevention in Spain. Precisely, it is highlighted that jointly policies by gender and attending to vulnerable groups are both necessary.
Authorship: Blázquez-Fernández C., Cantarero-Prieto D.,
Fuente: PLoS One, 2023, 18(7), e0288234
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Publication date: 01/07/2023
No. of pages: 7
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288234
ISSN: 1932-6203
Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288234
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CARLA BLAZQUEZ FERNANDEZ
DAVID CANTARERO PRIETO
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