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Suicide among Arab-Americans.

Abdulrahman M El-Sayed1, Melissa Tracy, Peter Scarborough

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America. ame2145@columbia.edu

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Arab-American men and women in Michigan have significantly lower suicide rates than non-ethnic whites. This suggests Arab ethnicity may offer protection against suicide, potentially enhanced by ethnic density in communities.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Arab-American (AA) populations face discrimination and acculturative stress, factors linked to increased suicide risk.
  • Social norms and behaviors in recent immigrant groups may confer protective effects against suicide.
  • Michigan has the largest proportion of Arab-Americans in the U.S., making it a key location for this study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate suicide rates among Arab-Americans in Michigan.
  • To identify determinants of suicide risk within the Arab-American population.
  • To compare suicide rates between Arab-Americans and non-ethnic whites in Michigan.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ICD-9/10 codes to identify suicide deaths in Michigan from 1990-2007.
  • Employed 2000 U.S. Census data for population denominators.
  • Calculated age-adjusted suicide rates by gender, comparing Arab-Americans to non-ethnic whites, stratified by residence in Wayne County (WC) versus other counties.

Main Results:

  • Overall age-adjusted suicide rates in Michigan (1990-2007) were 25.10/100,000 for men and 6.40/100,000 for women.
  • Arab-American men had a 51% lower suicide rate, and AA women had a 33% lower rate than non-ethnic white counterparts.
  • Suicide rates were lower for AA men (29% less in WC) and women (20% less in WC) within Wayne County compared to other areas; conversely, non-ethnic white suicide rates were higher in WC.

Conclusions:

  • Arab ethnicity appears to be protective against suicide in both men and women, with a stronger effect observed in men.
  • Higher ethnic density, indicated by residence in Wayne County, may further protect Arab-Americans against suicide.
  • Suicide rates were consistently higher among non-ethnic whites compared to Arab-Americans across both genders and geographic contexts studied.