title: Suicide mortality in second-generation migrants, Australia,  2001–2008.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Generally, due to limited availability of official statistics on the topic, little is known about suicide mortality in second-generation migrants. A recent study from Sweden showed that these people could be at a high suicide risk. In a generalised phenomenon, this aspect would represent an important issue in suicide prevention. This paper aims to report the profile of second-generation migrants who died by suicide and the suicide risk differentials of second-generation migrants with other Australians.
  
  
  METHODS
  Official suicide data from 2001 to 2008 were linked with State/Territory registries to collect information about the birthplace of the deceased’s parents to differentiate migration status (first, second or third-plus generation). The profile and suicide risk of second-generation migrants were compared with other generations by logistic and Poisson regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Suicide in second-generation migrants accounted for 811 cases (14.6%). These tended to be represented by younger subjects, more often never married, as compared to the other cases. Second-generation males aged 25–39 years tended to have a higher suicide risk than first generation migrants, but the risk was lower when compared with the third-plus generation. Second-generation migrants aged 60? tended to have a lower suicide risk than first generation migrants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Australia, second-generation migrants are not at a higher suicide risk as compared to first-generation migrants or locals (third-plus-generation). In males aged 25–39, a lower suicide risk was found in second-generations as compared to Australian-born third generation,which may be explained by their more advantageous socioeconomic status and the flexibility and resources rendered by having grown up in a bicultural environment.The higher suicide rates found amongst older first-generation migrants require further examination.
authors.forename: Chi-kin
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Kairi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kõlves
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Leo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult