Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in Barcelona during the economic crisis (2006-2016): a time trend study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to analyse trends in socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in Barcelona before and after the start of the economic crisis that started at the end of 2008, including both individual factors and contextual factors of the deceased's neighbourhood of residence.

Design

This is a trend study of three time periods: pre-economic crisis (2006-2008), early crisis (2009-2012) and late crisis (2013-2016).

Setting

Total Barcelona residents between 2006 and 2016 (≥25 years of age) and death data derived from the Judicial Mortality Registry of Barcelona.

Participants

996 deaths by suicide between 2006 and 2016 were analysed.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The outcomes were age-standardised suicide mortality rates and the as

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Contreras N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719772 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature