Trends of suicide rate in China,2016 to 2021
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.07.05
- VernacularTitle:2016-2021年中国自杀率变化趋势
- Author:
Zhaorui LIU
1
;
Junjie HUANG
1
;
Tingting ZHANG
1
;
Yueqin HUANG
1
Author Information
1. 北京大学第六医院,北京大学精神卫生研究所,国家卫生健康委员会精神卫生学重点实验室(北京大学),国家精神心理疾病临床医学研究中心(北京大学第六医院),北京 100083
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
suicide rate;
time trend;
urban-rural difference;
gender difference
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(7):604-610
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To describe the time trend of suicide rate in China from 2016 to 2021,and to identify key populations and regions for targeted prevention.Methods:The crude suicide rates were obtained from China Health Statistical Yearbook,and the standardized suicide rate was calculated based on Population Census of China as the standard population.Poisson regression model was used to test the time trend of the average annual rate of sui-cide rate.The average suicide rates(average annual percentage change,AAPC)were calculated to describe suicide rates and trend in China.Results:From 2016 to 2021,the crude suicide rate(AAPC=-1.4％,95％CI:-3.6％-0.8％)and the standardized suicide rate(AAPC=-0.7％,95％CI:-2.5％-1.2％)showed a decreasing trend,but no statistically significance was found.Crude suicide rate in urban residents was lower than that in rural resi-dents.Crude suicide rate of the male was higher than that of the female in both urban and rural regions.The suicide rate of adolescents(AAPC=7.7％-25.2％),urban men aged 35-39 years(AAPC=3.4％)and men aged55-59 years(AAPC=2.1％-2.2％)in urban and rural regions had significantly increasing trends.The average annu-al suicide rate from 2016 to 2021 was 6.03/100 000,with a trend of increasing with age.Rural residents and men had higher average annual suicide rate.Conclusion:While overall suicide rates showed declining trends from 2016 to 2021,rising rates among adolescents and middle-aged men warrant targeted intervention.Continued efforts are needed to prevent suicide in rural areas and in old population.
