Suicide Rates in Nordic Prisons 2000-2016.
OBJECTIVE
To compare suicide rates of people in prison and the general population in the Nordic countries.


METHODS
Data on deaths by suicide and person-years for people in prison and the general population were obtained for the Nordic countries during 2000-2016. Age-standardized rate ratios were calculated.


RESULTS
The suicide rate in the Nordic countries overall was 110.1 (95% CI = 98.1, 122.2) per 100,000 person-years for people in prison. A significant decline was noted for the suicide rate of people in prison between 2000 and 2016 (p < 0.0001). The age-standardized mortality ratio was 7.4 (95% CI = 5.9-8.2) for males and 17.8 (95% CI = 7.3-33.2) for females in Denmark, Iceland, and Norway.


CONCLUSION
Despite a decreasing trend over time, excess suicide mortality was noted for people in prison.
['Morthorst|Britt Reuter|BR|', 'Mehlum|Lars|L|', 'Pàlsson|Sigurdur P|SP|', 'Mühlmann|Charlotte|C|', 'Hammerlin|Yngve|Y|', 'Madsen|Trine|T|', 'Nordentoft|Merete|M|', 'Erlangsen|Annette|A|0000-0003-3475-0558']
D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007055:Iceland D008297:Male D009664:Norway D011330:Prisons D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries D013405:Suicide
suicide prison Nordic countries Age-standardized rate ratio imprisonment