Table 3 Summary of sensitivity analysis for estimates of production losses attributable to suicide deaths in European Union countries in 2015
From: Production losses attributable to suicide deaths in European Union
Averagea change | Minimum change from base scenario | Maximum change from base scenario | |
|---|---|---|---|
Discount rate (BS: 5%) | |||
3.5% | 17.4% | 14.9% (Greece) | 20.5% (Latvia) |
0% | 86.5% | 71.1% (Greece) | 105.7% (Estonia) |
Coefficient to adjust for decreasing marginal labour productivity (BS: 0.65) | |||
0.6 | −7.7% | −7.7% (all countries) | |
0.7 | 7.7% | 7.7% (all countries) | |
Productivity measure (BS: gross domestic product) | |||
Gross value added | −11.6% | −7.4% (Ireland) | −16.0% (Croatia) |
Minimum productivity adjustmentb (BS: average productivity) | |||
−59.7% | −47.6% (Slovenia) | −65.7% (Spain) | |
No lower employment rate adjustment (BS: employment rate for those reporting chronic depression) | |||
92.3% | 36.9% (Germany) | 238.9% (Cyprus) | |
Future economic growth (BS: country-specific) | |||
0% for all the countries | −13.4% | −2.0% (Italy) | −33.5% (Latvia) |
2% for all the countries | 3.8% | 0.1% (Hungary) | −19.9% (Latvia) |
Labour market entry and retirement age (BS: country-specific) | |||
Sex–specific, average EU values | −0.4% | 0.2% (Czechia) | 8.1% (Luxembourg) |
Both sexes: 18 years and 67 years | 5.5% | 1.8% (Sweden) | 14.9% (Luxembourg) |
Events of undetermined deaths included | 19.2% | 0.1% (Italy) | 77.4% (Slovakia) |