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¿Influye la realIdad económIca en el suicidio?

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Este artículo pretende mostrar parte de la relación entre la tasa desuicidios y el comportamiento económico, expresado en la variaciónporcentual del PIB per cápita. Para tal efecto se toman las cifras oficialessobre suicidio y producto interno bruto de Colombia para elperiodo 1979-2007. Primero se hace un análisis descriptivo sobre lascifras de suicidio, en donde se encuentra que los hombres se suicidanmucho más que las mujeres (77%-23%), y que a mayor rango de edad, esta proporción se acentúa aún más. También se halló que las personasentre 15 a 29 anos representan la mitad del total de los suicidios(49,8%). Posteriormente se hace un análisis de correlación entre lavariación porcentual del PIB per cápita y la tasa de suicidios por cada100.000 habitantes, que identifica una alta correlación negativa (r=-0,91), y se comprueba una alta significancia estadística (p=0,000). Luego se establece un modelo de regresión lineal simple entre lasvariables estudiadas, que permite formular una ecuación predictivade las tasas de suicidio con base en la correlación histórica entre estavariable y la variación del PIB. This paper claims to show part of the relationship between the suicide rate and the economic behavior, expressed in the percentage variation of the GNP per capita. For that purpose, official figures on suicideand gross domestic product for period 1979-2007, are taken. First, adescriptive analysis on suicide data is done, finding that men commitssuicide much more than women do (77%-23%), and the higher agerank, this proportion goes up even more. Also, it was found that people between 15 and 29 years old, represent half of total committed suicides (49,8%). Then, a correlation analysis between percentagevariation of GDP per capita and rate of suicides per 100.000 habitants, was done, finding a high negative correlation (r=-0,91), and a highstatistical significance was tested (p=0,000). Later, it is established asimple linear regression model between studied variables, that allows formulating a predictive equation of the suicide rates, based on thehistorical correlation between this variable and variation of GDP.

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  • Christian Acevedo Navas, 2010. "¿Influye la realIdad económIca en el suicidio?," Revista de Economía del Caribe 7805, Universidad del Norte.
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    suicidio y producto interno bruto en Colombia; suicidio y economía en Colombia / Social mobility; poverty; department of Cordoba;
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