Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data
Background: Research in source of inequality and enhance of knowledge can be reducing the inequalities in the coming decades. Therefore, we aimed to ascertain effects of income inequality measured by Gini-coefficient to death from suicide in Iran. Methods: This is an ecological study on the relat...
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| author | Yousef VEISANI Ali DELPISHEH Reza VALIZADEH Sattar KIKHAVANI |
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| description | Background: Research in source of inequality and enhance of knowledge can be reducing the inequalities in the coming decades. Therefore, we aimed to ascertain effects of income inequality measured by Gini-coefficient to death from suicide in Iran.
Methods: This is an ecological study on the relation of Gini-coefficient and suicide death in Iran. Data were obtained from Iranian Urban and Rural Household Income for Gini-coefficient and Expenditure Survey and Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization for suicide. Concentration Index was used to determine of inequality by Gini-coefficient in suicide death and prediction model was applied by Stata software. Significant level considered less than 5%.
Results: A Gini-coefficient between 0.2523 and 0.3755 (mean, 0.3092) was observed. The overall concentration index CI was -0.10 (95% CI= -0.19 to -0.01), therefore our results confirmed a positive inequality in incidence suicide rate result from income inequality in Iran.
Conclusion: Our results showed a positive inequality due to Gini-coefficients in suicide death. This study could be a start for investigation of inequality source in geographical units and at the individual level in all provinces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64ff2cca124e4ef9a077c0c9ab5b98af2022-12-21T17:45:55ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932019-07-0148810.18502/ijph.v48i8.2992Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National DataYousef VEISANI0Ali DELPISHEH1Reza VALIZADEH2Sattar KIKHAVANI3Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranDepartment of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranDepartment of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IranBackground: Research in source of inequality and enhance of knowledge can be reducing the inequalities in the coming decades. Therefore, we aimed to ascertain effects of income inequality measured by Gini-coefficient to death from suicide in Iran. Methods: This is an ecological study on the relation of Gini-coefficient and suicide death in Iran. Data were obtained from Iranian Urban and Rural Household Income for Gini-coefficient and Expenditure Survey and Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization for suicide. Concentration Index was used to determine of inequality by Gini-coefficient in suicide death and prediction model was applied by Stata software. Significant level considered less than 5%. Results: A Gini-coefficient between 0.2523 and 0.3755 (mean, 0.3092) was observed. The overall concentration index CI was -0.10 (95% CI= -0.19 to -0.01), therefore our results confirmed a positive inequality in incidence suicide rate result from income inequality in Iran. Conclusion: Our results showed a positive inequality due to Gini-coefficients in suicide death. This study could be a start for investigation of inequality source in geographical units and at the individual level in all provinces.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17823Gini-coefficientsInequalityConcentration indexSuicide |
| spellingShingle | Yousef VEISANI Ali DELPISHEH Reza VALIZADEH Sattar KIKHAVANI Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data Iranian Journal of Public Health Gini-coefficients Inequality Concentration index Suicide |
| title | Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data |
| title_full | Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data |
| title_fullStr | Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data |
| title_short | Income Inequality by Gini-Coefficient on Suicide Death in Iran: A Review of National Data |
| title_sort | income inequality by gini coefficient on suicide death in iran a review of national data |
| topic | Gini-coefficients Inequality Concentration index Suicide |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17823 |
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