ArticleBMC psychiatry2023
Time trends and geographical patterns in suicide among Greenland Inuit.
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- A systematic review on risk and protective factors for suicide and suicidal behaviour among Greenland Inuit.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Pooled it
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- Coping with suicidal crisis in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland): inuit youth lived experiences of recovery and protective processes - a qualitative pilot study.International journal of circumpolar health · 2026Article
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- Suicide loss of a close family member in childhood and suicide later in life-a nationwide study among Inuit youth in Kalaallit Nunaat.European journal of public health · 2026Article
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- Global burden and trend of substance use disorders, self-harm, and interpersonal violence from 1990 to 2021, with projection to 2040.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Pharmaceutical-Related Poisonings in Greenland.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2025Article
- Important intergenerational transmission of knowledge in promotion of well-being and cultural identity in Greenland.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- Childhood conditions and mental health among youth and young adults in Greenland: a latent class analysis.International journal of circumpolar health · 2024Article
- Global public concern of childhood and adolescence suicide: a new perspective and new strategies for suicide prevention in the post-pandemic era.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2024Review
- Correction: Time trends and geographical patterns in suicide among Greenland Inuit.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundBetween 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.
methodsSuicide 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.
resultsThe 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 suicides per 100,000 people annually from 2015-2018. Descriptive analyses point to the decrease in male suicides as the primary factor for the overall decreasing rates while the rate among women has been increasing. Simultaneously, the proportion of women who used a violent suicide method increased from 60% in 1970-1979 to 90% in 2010-2018. The highest rates are seen among young people, especially young men aged 20-24 years and youth suicide rates increased with later birth cohorts. When the rates started to increase in the 1980s both the capital Nuuk and East Greenland had the highest rates. Since then, the rate in Nuuk has declined while the rate in East Greenland was three times the national rate from 2015-2018.
conclusionsFrom 1970 to 1989 the suicide rate increased from 28.7 to 120.5 per 100,000 people mirroring a rapid societal transition in the post-colonial period. The rate has slowly declined from the peak in the 1980s but remains at a very high level. Young people in general are at risk, but the steady increase in the rate among women is worrying and there is a need to investigate underlying causes for this development.
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