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臺灣與南韓方法別自殺率之比較
Comparison of Method-specific Suicide Rates between Taiwan and South Korea
摘要
目的：本文比較臺灣與南韓性別、年齡別之方法別自殺率。方法：將自殺方法分為中毒、上吊、從高處躍下以及其他四種方法，中毒自殺再細分為藥物、農藥、其他氣體以及其他四種。結果：臺灣與韓國都是年齡越高自殺率越高，韓國自殺率比臺灣高，臺灣最常見的自殺方法不管男女皆以中毒（男35.74%，女35.45%）以及上吊（男38.14%，女33.45%）為主，韓國則男女皆以中毒（男41.53%，女47.40%）為主。中毒自殺所使用的物質不管臺灣或韓國皆以農藥為大宗，但是臺灣中壯年族群則燒炭自殺比較常見。結論：臺灣與南韓共同的自殺問題包括老人自殺率高，農藥是中毒自殺最常被使用的物質；但燒炭自殺是臺灣特有的自殺方法，在韓國不常見。
並列摘要
Background and Purpose: To compare sex and method-specific suicide rates between Taiwan and South Korea. Methods: The analysis was stratified into four suicide methods poisoning by solids/liquids/gases, hanging, jumping from heights and others. Suicide by poisoning was further divided into four different agents (medication, other gases, pesticides and others). Results: In both Taiwan and South Korea, increasing age was associated with increased suicide rates in both sexes. Suicide rates in South Korea were higher than Taiwan. Poisoning and hanging suicide were two favored methods adopted by both men and women in Taiwan (Male poisoning: 35.74%. Male hanging: 38.14% Female poisoning: 35.45%, Female hanging: 33.45%). In South Korea, poisoning suicide was the most favored suicide methods regardless of sex (male 41.53%, female 47.40%). In both Taiwan and South Korea the most common agents in poisoning suicide were pesticides. Suicide by charcoal burning was common in Taiwan, but was rare in South Korea. Conclusion: The shared suicide phenomenon in Taiwan and South Korea was their high elderly suicide rates and the use of pesticide in poisoning suicide. Suicide by charcoal burning was a specific cultural phenomenon in Taiwan, which was very uncommon in South Korea.