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Table 2 Hospital-treated suicidal behaviour rates by sex, age, region of origin and rate ratios for asylum seekers in comparison with the population of The Hague

From: Suicide death and hospital-treated suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: a national registry-based study

Sex

Subgroup

Number of

person years

Number of hospital-treated

suicidal behaviour

cases#

Hospital-treated suicidal

behaviour rate/100 000/year

Hospital-treated suicidal

behaviour rate ratio*

95% CI

Males

     
 

The Hague

558 762

489

87.5

1

 
 

Asylum seekers

125 026

149

119.2

1.42*

1.20-1.66

Asylum seekers by age group

 

15-24

44 171

48

108.7

1.49

1.02-2.17

 

25-34

42 459

39

91.9

1.02

0.71-1.46

 

> = 35

38 396

58

151.1

1.68

1.27-2.22

Asylum seekers by region

 

ME/SW Asia

40 278

55

136.6

1.60*

1.20-2.08

 

WCS Africa

31 205

22

70.5

0.88*

0.55-1.32

 

NEH Africa

14 284

5

35.0

0.41*

0.13-0.96

 

CES Europe

28 165

57

202.4

2.37*

1.79-3.07

Females

     
 

The Hague

595 215

947

159.1

1

 
 

Asylum seekers

74 916

141

188.2

1.00*

0.84-1.18

Asylum seekers by age group

 

15-24

22 655

34

150.1

0.51

0.36-0.73

 

25-34

24 384

46

188.6

1.18

0.86-1.63

 

> = 35

27 877

56

200.9

1.57

1.19-2.07

Asylum seekers by region

 

ME/SW Asia

21 894

55

251.2

1.40*

1.06-1.82

 

WCS Africa

13 570

5

36.8

0.17*

0.05-0.38

 

NEH Africa

8041

3

37.3

0.19*

0.04-0.55

 

CES Europe

23 992

61

254.3

1.44*

1.10-1.85

  1. # numbers do not add up to totals as age is not available for all cases and not all regions are presented * rate ratios standardized for age