Background and aim: We aimed to assess rates and background factors of suicide among unaccompanied minors/youth (10-21 years of age) seeking asylum in Sweden in 2017, and to compare these rates with rates in the Swedish general population of the same age. Method: Data were collected and validated using information from four governmental agencies and two nongovernmental organizations. Suicide rates were calculated for 100,000 individuals. Results: The suicide rate was 51.2 per 100,000 among unaccompanied minors/youth, which compares to 6.1 per 100,000 in the host population. Characteristics of asylum seekers who died by suicide were: male gender (100%) and from Afghanistan (83%). Hanging was the predominant method (60%). Limitations: As estimation of an exact population of asylum seekers is difficult; we overestimated the number of individuals in the population of asylum seekers, resulting in an underestimation of their suicide rates. Conclusion: The suicide rate in unaccompanied minors/youth seeking asylum in 2017 in Sweden can be regarded as very high. Rapid implementation of suicide preventive measures is warranted.

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瑞典无人陪伴的未成年人/寻求庇护的年轻人自杀率很高

背景和目的：我们旨在评估2017年在瑞典寻求庇护的无人陪伴的未成年人/青少年（10-21岁）自杀的发生率和背景因素，并将这些发生率与相同年龄的瑞典一般人口中的发生率进行比较。方法：使用来自四个政府机构和两个非政府组织的信息收集并验证数据。计算出100,000个人的自杀率。结果：无人陪伴的未成年人/青年中的自杀率是51.2 / 100,000，相比之下，寄宿人口中的自杀率为6.1 / 100,000。自杀死亡的寻求庇护者的特征是：男性（100％）和来自阿富汗（83％）。悬挂是主要方法（60％）。局限性：由于很难估计寻求庇护者的确切人数；我们高估了寻求庇护者的人数，导致他们的自杀率被低估了。结论：2017年瑞典无人陪伴的未成年人/寻求庇护的年轻人的自杀率可以认为是非常高的。必须迅速采取预防自杀措施。