Suicide in Fiji: a two-year survey.
This article reviews certified suicide in Fiji during the 2-year period from 1971-1972. The data show the much higher incidence of suicide in Fiji Indians than in other races, the incidence in Fiji Indian females being particularly high. The findings on a more detailed sample survey of 50% of the certified cases are presented. In the Fiji Indian population, a positive correlation between suicide and rural residence and a negative correlation between suicide and Moslem religion were found. These findings are discussed in relation to the cultural and social characteristics of the population of Fiji.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People