ANALIZA STOPE UBOJSTAVA U ŠVEDSKOJ, PREMA SPOLU, DOBI I UZROKU SMRTI IZMEĐU 2003. I 2017. GODINE

Objective: The main objective of this paper was to analyse risk factors associated with murders and to establish the most common causes of deaths caused by murder in Sweden over the past 15 years. Subjects and Methods: This work was organized as a retrospective study, analysing all homicides in Sweden between the 1st of January 2003 and 31st of December 2017. The data collected was supplied with courtesy of the National Board of health and Welfare of Sweden (Socialstyrelsen) and the Swedish cause of death registry. The statistical analysis was compared using Chi-square calculations and fisher exact test. Results: From 2003-2017, there were 1258 homicides in Sweden. Total of 859 victims were male and 399 were females (P<0.0001). 65 females and 37 males died from assault by strangulation (X91) (P<0.0001). Assault by firearms (X93-95) killed 255 males and 53 females (P<0.0001). There were 61 homicides caused by assault by bodily force (Y04), 57 male victims and 12 female victims (P=0.009). The most common means of homicide in both females and males is assault by sharp object (X99), including stabbing. 2007 had the most homicides of all 15 years with 106 deaths, 2012 was the lowest with 62. 160 people between the age of 19 to 24 fell victim of homicide. Conclusion: The most significant risk factors associated to a murder victim in Sweden is, male and young age (below 30). The most common cause of death is assault by sharp objects including stabbing, regardless of gender. More females are victims of strangulation than males are and males have a higher homicide rate by firearms than females.Ciljevi: Osnovi cilj ovog rada bio je analizirati čimbenike rizika koji su povezani s ubojstvima u Švedskoj u posljednjih 15 godina, te utvrditi najčešće uzroke smrti s prikazima usporedbi stope ubojstava s drugim zemljama. Ispitanici i Metode: Rad je organiziran kao retrospektivna studija kojom je prikazana analiza slučajeva ubojstva koji su se dogodili u Švedskoj između 1. siječnja 2003. i 31. prosinca 2017. Podatci o slučajevima ubojstva su dobiveni zahvaljujući susretljivosti Nacionalnog odbora za zdravstvo i socijalnu skrb Kraljevine Švedske. Prikazani su kao kategorijske varijable, apsolutnim i relativnim frekvencijama, a za testiranje statistički značajne razlike korišten je χ2-kvadrat test odnosno Fisherov egzaktni test. Rezultati: Od 2003. do 2017. u Švedskoj je bilo 1258 ubojstava. Ukupno 859 žrtava su muškarci, a 399 žene (p <0,0001). 65 žena i 37 muškaraca umrlo je od napada davljenjem (X91) (p <0,0001). U napadu vatrenim oružjem (X93-95) ubijeno je 255. muškaraca i 53 žene (p