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Table 3 Association between Eurovision Song Contest winning and final rank and standardized death rate (SDR) from suicide and self-inflicted injury (n = 175)

From: Euphoria” or “Only Teardrops”? Eurovision Song Contest performance, life satisfaction and suicide

 

SDR suicide in total population

β (95% CI)

SDR suicide in males

β (95% CI)

SDR suicide in females

β (95% CI)

Winning the ESC

0.37 (−0.98 to 1.72)

0.62 (−1.74 to 2.99)

0.09 (− 0.63 to 0.81)

Higher rank in the ESC (per 10 places)

−0.30 (− 0.59 to − 0.01)

−0.54 (− 1.05 to − 0.37)

−0.09 (− 0.24 to 0.06)

  1. Models adjusted for GDP per capita, health expenditure, unemployment, time and variables included in the table
  2. Results in italics indicate statistically significant results at the 0.05 level