The ethno-cultural peculiarities of suicidal behavior in multinational Russia

Abstract

Introduction

According to the data of 2015, suicide rate in Russia was 17.1 cases per 100,000 population. However, many aspects of the problem of suicidal behavior are not studied. This prevents the organization of the system of effective suicide prevention. In this regard, special attention deserves ethno-cultural factors, since they are essential to the moral and ethical attitude to the possibility of suicide and to potential willingness to formation of suicidal behavior.

Objective

Study of the rate of suicide among different nations of Russia.

Methods

Statistical analysis of suicide rate in constituent entities of the Russian federation from 2010 to 2015.

Results

The specificity of suicide situation in Russia is that suicide rates in different ethnic groups of the population has the distinction of reaching 21: from 2.8 per 100,000 in the Republic of North Ossetia to 59.7 per 100,000 in the Altai Republic. This is due to cultural peculiarities of different ethnic groups, including the historically established their relationship to suicide. Taking in consideration these factors were elaborated the differential programs for suicide prevention. That has allowed to lower suicidal rate in Russia in 1.4 times for the last 5 years. That indicates the possible beneficial effects of the ethno-cultural approach in suicide prevention strategies.

Conclusion

In planning programs suicide prevention in multinational countries should take into account the ethno-cultural characteristics of the residing peoples.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.