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| Comparison of elderly suicide rates among migrants in England and Wales with their country of origin | | Author(s) | Ajit Shah, James Lindesay, Mick Dennis |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 24, no 3, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 292-299 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/gps |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Ethnic groups ; Migration ; Death rate [statistics] ; Cross national surveys. |
| Annotation | Only two studies, both more than 10 years old, have compared suicide rates in black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in England and Wales with those of their country of origin. This study was conducted using the latest available suicide data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). There were wide variations in standardised mortality rates (SMRs) for suicides of older people among migrants from different countries compared with those born in England and Wales and their country of origin. There was convergence towards older suicide rates for England and Wales for some migrant groups in males in the age bands 65-74 and 75+ years and for females in the age band 75+ years. However, males aged 75_ from most migrant groups had higher rates than those born in England and Wales. A more detailed analysis of suicides of older people from migrant groups is required to determine vulnerability and protective influences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090421216 A |
| Classmark | EV: TK: TN: S5: 3K |
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