Suicides in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and associated socio-demographic characteristics

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Fig. 1.  Map of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (http://www.raipon.org/ikdm/Regions.aspx).

Table I. Number of suicides and suicide rates (per 100,000 PYs) by ethnicity, gender and age in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2002–2012

	Non-indigenous population			Indigenous (Nenets) population
Age (years)	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	RR
Males	161	186,599	86.3	54	39,089	138.1	1.60
<10	0	25,476	0.0	0	8,069	0.0	–
10–19	12	28,600	42.0	6	8,877	67.6	1.61
20–29	45	32,725	137.5	26	6,650	391.0	2.84
30–39	32	30,025	106.6	12	5,638	212.9	2.00
40–49	32	32,032	99.9	7	5,110	137.0	1.37
50–59	25	23,766	105.2	2	2,750	72.7	0.69
60–69	12	9,713	123.5	1	1,397	71.6	0.58
≥70	3	4,208	71.3	0	594	0.0	–
Unknown age	0	55	0.0	0	6	0.0	–
Females	24	189,481	12.7	13	44,831	29.0	2.29
<10	0	23,749	0.0	0	7,755	0.0	–
10–19	3	25,625	11.7	1	8,443	11.8	1.01
20–29	3	29,139	10.3	3	7,194	41.7	4.05
30–39	6	27,715	21.6	7	6,595	106.1	4.90
40–49	6	30,465	19.7	2	6,320	31.6	1.61
50–59	2	25,454	7.9	0	4,125	0.0	–
60–69	0	13,921	0.0	0	2,530	0.0	–
≥70	4	13,371	29.9	0	1,865	0.0	–
Unknown age	0	44	0.0	0	6	0.0	–
Total	185	376,079	49.2	67	83,919	79.8	1.62

*The number of PYs of risk in each group was computed as the mean number of the Census 2002 and Census 2010 multiplied with the number of study years (11 years).

PYs=person-years; RR=relative risk.

Table II. Number of suicides and suicide rates (per 100,000 PYs) by ethnicity, residence and gender in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2002–2012

	Non-indigenous population			Indigenous (Nenets) population
Area of residence	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	RR
Urban	132	282,865	46.7	27	18,431	146.5	3.14
Males	112	137,319	81.6	19	7,387	257.2	3.15
Females	20	145,547	13.7	8	11,044	72.4	5.27
Rural	53	93,214	56.9	40	65,489	61.1	1.07
Males	49	49,280	99.4	35	31,702	110.4	1.11
Females	4	43,934	9.1	5	33,787	14.8	1.63

*The number of PYs of risk in each group was computed as the mean number of the Census 2002 and Census 2010 multiplied with the number of study years (11 years).

PYs = person-years; RR = relative risk.

Table III. Number of suicides and suicide rates (per 100,000 PYs) by ethnicity, employment status and gender in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2002–2012

	Non-indigenous population			Indigenous (Nenets) population
	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	RR
Employers and employees	118	195,657	60.3	42	29,414	142.8	2.37
Males	106	99,314	106.7	33	13,178	250.4	2.35
Females	12	96,344	12.5	9	16,236	55.4	4.45
Other**	67	176,556	37.9	25	54,456	45.9	1.21
Males	55	85,404	64.4	21	25,883	81.1	1.26
Females	12	91,152	13.2	4	28,573	14.0	1.06

*The number of PYs of risk in each group was computed as the mean number of the Census 2002 and Census 2010 multiplied with the number of study years (11 years).

**Includes unemployed, retirees, students, dependents and the disabled.

PYs = person-years; RR = relative risk.

Table IV. Number of suicides and suicide rates (per 100,000 PYs) in the study sample aged of 10 years and older by ethnicity, education and gender in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2002–2012

	Non-indigenous population			Indigenous (Nenets) population
Education level	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	RR
University/college	21	44,930	46.7	4	3,064	130.6	2.79
Males	19	18,486	102.8	3	710	422.8	4.11
Females	2	26,444	7.6	1	2,354	42.5	5.62
Secondary school	148	151,481	97.7	44	20,884	210.7	2.16
Males	131	71,418	183.4	34	6,798	500.1	2.73
Females	17	80,064	21.2	10	14,086	71.0	3.34
Incomplete secondary or primary school	16	126,841	12.6	19	44,116	43.1	3.41
Males	11	69,482	15.8	17	23,502	72.3	4.57
Females	5	57,360	8.7	2	20,614	9.7	1.11

*The number of PYs of risk in each group was computed as the mean number of the Census 2002 and Census 2010 multiplied with the number of study years (11 years).

PYs = person-years; RR = relative risk.

Table V. Number of suicides and suicide rates (per 100,000 PYs) in the study sample aged 16 years and older by ethnicity, marital status and gender in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, 2002–2012

	Non-indigenous population			Indigenous (Nenets) population
	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	Number of suicides	PYs*	Suicide rate	RR
Married	74	175,951	42.1	29	26,763	108.4	2.58
Males	68	91,102	74.6	20	10,907	183.4	2.46
Females	6	84,849	7.1	9	15,857	56.8	8.03
Single	45	64,427	69.8	30	22,391	134.0	1.92
Males	38	38,291	99.2	26	12,771	203.6	2.05
Females	7	26,136	26.8	4	9,620	41.6	1.55
Divorced	11	24,387	45.1	2	1,892	105.7	2.34
Males	11	9,416	116.8	2	627	319.0	2.73
Females	0	14,971	0.0	0	1,265	0.0	–
Widow/widower	8	25,377	31.5	0	5,841	0.0	–
Males	6	3,350	179.1	0	946	0.0	–
Females	2	22,028	9.1	0	4,895	0.0	–

*The number of PYs of risk in each group was computed as the mean number of the Census 2002 and Census 2010 multiplied with the number of study years (11 years).

PYs = person-years; RR = relative risk.