Year: 2008 Source: British Journal of Psychiatry, v.193, no.5, (November 2008), p.406-409 SIEC No: 20090789

This study calculated the South Asian origin population suicide rates & assessed changes over time using new technology. Suicide rates in England & Wales were calculated using the South Asian Name & Group Recognition Algorithm (SANGRA) computer software. The age-standardized suicide rate for men of South Asian origin was lower than other men in England & Wales, & the rate for women of South Asian origin was marginally raised. In aggregated data for 1999-2003, the age-specific suicide rate in young women of South Asian origin was lower than that for women in England & Wales. The suicide rate in those over 65 years was double that of England & Wales. (22 refs.)