title: Relationship between economic development and suicide mortality: a global cross-sectional analysis in an epidemiological transition perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between suicide rates and economic development within the theoretical framework of epidemiological transition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A weak positive correlation was found between suicide rates and GNP per capita in both sexes for all ages.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to previous studies, there is a clear decline in deaths due to unintentional injuries with improved economic conditions. This example of a man-made disease that declines during the fourth stage is in agreement with the theory of epidemiological transition. However, our results found the opposite pattern for deaths due to intentional self-inflicted injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mortality rates due to unintentional and intentional self-inflicted injury show deviating patterns from an epidemiological transition perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moniruzzaman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends*