Social Vulnerability and Risk of Suicide in US Adults, 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There were over 45 000 suicides in the US in 2020, making suicide the 12th leading cause of death. If social vulnerability is associated with suicide rates, targeted interventions for at-risk segments of the population may reduce US suicide rates.

Objective

To determine the association between social vulnerability and suicide in adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed 2 county-level social vulnerability measures (the Social Vulnerability Index [SVI] and the Social Vulnerability Metric [SVM]) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-reported county-level suicides from 2016 to 2020. Data were analyzed November and December 2022.

Exposures

County-level variability in social vulnerability.

Main outcomes and measur

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134005 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature