Table 2 Age-specific suicide rates per 100,000 population for the three population groups (1990–2017) and rate ratios (95% confidence intervals are indicated in parentheses)
From: Suicide rates and risk factors for suicide among Israeli immigrants from Ethiopia (1985–2017)
Age (years) | Ethiopian immigrants (EI) | Former Soviet Union immigrants (FSUI) | Israeli-born (IB) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rates | Rate ratio (EI/IB) | Rates | Rate ratio (FSUI/IB) | Rates | |
A. Both genders | |||||
15–24 | 31.7 (26.5–37.6) | 6.2 (5.1–7.4) | 10.6 (9.3–11.9) | 2.1 (2.4–3.7) | 5.1 (4.8–5.5) |
25–44 | 28.0 (24.1–32.4) | 4.5 (3.8–5.2) | 12.1 (11.3–13.0) | 1.9 (2.0–2.7) | 6.3 (6.0–6.6) |
45–64 | 32.4 (26.1–39.9) | 3.6 (2.9–4.5) | 11.9 (11.0–12.9) | 1.3 (2.2–3.4) | 9.0 (8.4–9.5) |
65+ | 29.8 (21.7–40.0) | 2.7 (1.9–3.7) | 14.3 (13.1–15.6) | 1.3 (1.5–2.9) | 11.2 (9.9–12.6) |
Rate ratio (65+/15–24) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | – | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | – | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) |
B. Males | |||||
15–24 | 53.3 (43.9–64.1) | 6.6 (5.4–8.1) | 18.0 (15.7–20.5) | 2.2 (2.4–3.7) | 8.1 (7.5–8.7) |
25–44 | 44.2 (37.2–52.1) | 4.5 (3.7–5.3) | 21.5 (19.9–23.3) | 2.2 (1.7–2.5) | 9.9 (9.4–10.4) |
45–64 | 49.5 (38.4–62.9) | 3.5 (2.7–4.5) | 21.1 (19.2–23.0) | 1.5 (1.8–3.1) | 14.3 (13.4–15.3) |
65+ | 43.1 (29.5–60.8) | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) | 25.3 (22.7–28.1) | 1.5 (1.2–2.5) | 17.3 (15.0–19.9) |
Rate ratio (65+/15–24) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | – | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | – | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) |