A Comparative Analysis of Suicide Rate Trends between Korea and Other OECD Countries
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This study investigates the factors affecting suicide in the member of countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and examines the factors contributing to the difference in suicide rate trends between Korea and other OECD countries. The decision tree and linear regression analyses were applied for empirical research. There are two major findings from this study. First, the factors affecting suicide were variables related to life expectancy, health resources, birth and divorce, social welfare spending, demographic factors, and weekly hours worked. Second, there are five key factors influencing the difference in suicide rate trends between Korea and other OECD countries: psychiatric care beds, crude divorce rate, social expenditure for family, weekly hours worked for men (20-29 hours), and mobile subscribers.
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This study investigates the factors affecting suicide in the member of countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and examines the factors contributing to the difference in suicide rate trends between Korea and other OECD countries. The decision tree and linear regression analyses were applied for empirical research. There are two major findings from this study. First, the factors affecting suicide were variables related to life expectancy, health resources, birth and divorce, social welfare spending, demographic factors, and weekly hours worked. Second, there are five key factors influencing the difference in suicide rate trends between Korea and other OECD countries: psychiatric care beds, crude divorce rate, social expenditure for family, weekly hours worked for men (20-29 hours), and mobile subscribers.
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