Geographic disparities and predictors of suicide mortality risk in Florida: spatial scan statistics and negative binomial modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Florida ranks 17th in suicide mortality risk in the United States, with 14.8 suicide deaths per 100,000 persons. Geographic disparities in suicide mortality across the US are well-documented and are partly attributed to the uneven distribution of risk factors. However, limited data exist on such disparities and associated predictors within Florida, despite their importance for guiding targeted prevention efforts. This study aimed to investigate county-level geographic disparities in suicide mortality risk in Florida and identify predictors of these disparities.

Methods

This retrospective ecological study used data from the Florida Department of Health. County-level age-adjusted suicide mortality risks and spatial empirical Bayesian-smoothed risks were calculated f

SUBMITTER: Onyuth H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593724 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature