Suicide risk among refugees compared with non-refugee migrants and the Swedish-born majority population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been hypothesised that refugees have an increased risk of suicide.

Aims

To investigate whether risk of suicide is higher among refugees compared with non-refugee migrants from the same areas of origin and with the Swedish-born population, and to examine whether suicide rates among migrants converge to the Swedish-born population over time.

Method

A population-based cohort design using linked national registers to follow 1 457 898 people born between 1 January 1970 and 31 December 1984, classified by migrant status as refugees, non-refugee migrants or Swedish-born. Participants were followed from their 16th birthday or date of arrival in Sweden until death, emigration or 31 December 2015, whichever came first. Cox regression models estimated adjusted

SUBMITTER: Hollander AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705666 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature