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. 2022 Mar 16:10:854028.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.854028. eCollection 2022.

COVID-19 and Mortality, Depression, and Suicide in the Polish Population

Anna Rogalska  1 , Magdalena Syrkiewicz-Świtała  1
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COVID-19 and Mortality, Depression, and Suicide in the Polish Population

Anna Rogalska et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Aim: The study was aimed at assessing the mortality of the population, the occurrence of the phenomenon of depression and suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Data on total mortality in Poland in 2017-2021 came from the report of the Ministry of Health. Data on the number of sick leave due to mental disorders were taken from the report of the ZUS (Social Insurance Institution in Poland). Data on the number of suicides came from police statistics.

Results: Increase in the number of deaths in Poland in 2021 compared to the 2017-2019 average - 26.86%. In 2018-2020, the greatest number of fatal suicides was recorded in the age group - 60-64 years (in 2018 N = 565; 10.90%; in 2020 N = 524; 10.15%).

Conclusions: In the years 2020-2021, an increase in mortality was observed in Poland compared to the previous years. Moreover, in 2020 there was an increase in sickness absence due to ICD-10 F.32 and an increase in the number of suicide attempts.

Keywords: COVID-19; depression; mortality; public health; suicide.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The total number of deaths by weeks in Poland in 2017–2021. Own study based on: https://dane.gov.pl/pl/dataset/1953/liczba-zgonow-zarejestrowanych-w-rejestrze-stanu-cywilnego.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Number of sick leaves due to mental disorders in Poland in 2017–2020. Own study based on: https://www.zus.pl/baza-wiedzy/statystyka/opracowania-tematyczne/absencja-chorobowa.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Number of people in fatal suicide attacks in Poland in 2017–2020. Own study based on: https://statystyka.policja.pl/st/wybrane-statystyki/zamachy-samobojcze.
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