Time trends and geographical patterns in suicide among Greenland Inuit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 1980 and 2018 Greenland has had one of the highest suicide rates in the world with an average rate of 96 suicides per 100,000 people annually. The aim of this study is to investigate suicide rates in Greenland according to age, birth cohort, period, sex, place of residence and suicide method from 1970 until 2018.

Methods

Suicide rates were examined using register and census data from 1970-2018 among Greenland Inuit. Rates were calculated by Poisson regression in Stata and by use of Excel. In analyses of the period trends, rates were standardized according to the World Standard Population 2000-2025.

Results

The suicide rate has been declining since a peak at 120 suicides per 100,000 people annually in the 1980s but remained high at a rate of 81.3 sui

SUBMITTER: Seidler IK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature