Ratio of Female to Male Suicide Rates
Poster Number
20B
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
William Herrin
Faculty Mentor Department
Economic Department
Abstract/Artist Statement
Understanding the risk factors for suicide across countries is essential to knowing that it can be prevented and should be looked at as more of a public health problem. There is also evidence of substantial differences among male and female suicide rates across countries.This research focuses on the ratio of female to male suicide rates and attempts to identify factors that affect it. Suicide rates vary worldwide because the effects of factors like mental health problems and financial stress can greatly differ across countries. Fixed effects regression models are used on a panel data set containing a large cross section of countries over a number of years in an attempt to identify where, and why, females may be more at risk. Country fixed effects can isolate many unmeasurable factors that affect this suicide rate ratio. This allows for better estimates of the impact of mental health and financial factors while also shedding light on which countries have larger effects on the ratio.
Location
Information Commons, William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
Start Date
29-4-2023 10:00 AM
End Date
29-4-2023 1:00 PM
Ratio of Female to Male Suicide Rates
Information Commons, William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
Understanding the risk factors for suicide across countries is essential to knowing that it can be prevented and should be looked at as more of a public health problem. There is also evidence of substantial differences among male and female suicide rates across countries.This research focuses on the ratio of female to male suicide rates and attempts to identify factors that affect it. Suicide rates vary worldwide because the effects of factors like mental health problems and financial stress can greatly differ across countries. Fixed effects regression models are used on a panel data set containing a large cross section of countries over a number of years in an attempt to identify where, and why, females may be more at risk. Country fixed effects can isolate many unmeasurable factors that affect this suicide rate ratio. This allows for better estimates of the impact of mental health and financial factors while also shedding light on which countries have larger effects on the ratio.