Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis
The Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis proposes to link genetic ties originating among Finno-Ugric cultures and ethnicities to high rate of suicide, claiming an allele common among them is responsible.
Mari and Udmurts have been found to have a three times higher suicide rate than Finns and Hungarians. It has been thus theorized that such a possible allele may have arisen in those populations.
However, contrary to the hypothesis, available contemporary (1990-1994) suicide rates were uniformly negatively associated with these ancestry proportions. The findings of this first test outside Europe are therefore conflicting. A proposal based on the geographical study approach is offered to further the progress of investigations into the genetics of suicide.[2]
See also
- Finno-Ugric peoples
- Human genetic variation
- Finnish heritage disease
- Gloomy Sunday
- List of countries by suicide rate
References
- Voracek M, Loibl LM, Kandrychyn S (June 2007). "Testing the Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis: replication and refinement with regional suicide data from eastern Europe". Percept Mot Skills 104 (3 Pt 1): 985–94. doi:10.2466/PMS.104.3.985-994. PMID 17688155.
- Voracek M, Fisher ML, Marusic A (October 2003). "The Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis: variation in European suicide rates by latitude and longitude". Percept Mot Skills 97 (2): 401–6. doi:10.2466/pms.2003.97.2.401. PMID 14620226.