Determining the indirect costs of suicide in Sweden: a national population-based cross-sectional study, 2010-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, more than 700 000 people commit suicide annually. In Sweden, the yearly incidence ranges between 1000 and 1500 people, which is higher than the global average. The aim of this study is to estimate the economic burden related to indirect costs that suicide has imposed on Swedish society between 2010 and 2019.

Design

National population-based cross-sectional study.

Participants and setting

All suicides in Sweden between 2010 and 2019, using data from the Swedish National Cause of Death Registry.

Outcomes

Indirect costs associated with suicides, estimated using the human capital approach, including productivity loss over 1-year and lifetime horizons.

Results

Between 2010 and 2019, 1406 to 1591 suicides occurred annually in Sweden, resul

SUBMITTER: Wikstrom D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481339 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature