title: Violent deaths among Russian and EU male older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This ecological comparison study explored temporal trends since 1985 in age-adjusted suicide and homicide rates for older male adults (over the age of 65) resident in the EU and the Russian Federation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data were extracted from the World Health Organization's (WHO) European mortality database.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Older men resident in the Russian Federation had a higher risk of dying a violent death (by homicide and by suicide) than their younger compatriots (relative risks (RR) ranging from 1.13 to 1.31). Conversely, in the EU, older men had a higher risk of dying from suicide (RRs of 1.52 for men over the age of 65 and 3.27 for men over the age of 75) and a lower risk of being victims of homicide (RRs ranging between 0.84 and 0.89) than their younger compatriots.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The European region is characterized by great inequalities in rates of violent deaths among the elderly.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions, Suicide Prevention Centre, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Innamorati
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amore
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pompili
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005060:Europe; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012426:Russia; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: European Union; Russian Federation; Suicide; homicide; violent deaths