Suicide in Greenland

Suicide
Social aspects ACEs Altruistic Bullying List of suicides attributed to bullying Copycat Dysfunctional family Emotional isolation Epidemic Identity performance Legislation Loneliness Philosophy Religious views Right to die School bullying Shame Social alienation Social defeat Social exclusion Social invisibility Social isolation Social rejection Social media and suicide Social support Toxic workplace Voluntary euthanasia Workplace bullying
Crisis Assessment of risk Beck Hopelessness Scale Crisis hotline (list) IS PATH WARM? SAD PERSONS scale Intervention Prevention Suicide attempt Suicide watch
Types and methods Assisted Bullying and suicide (list) Cop Copycat Euthanasia device Familicide Forced Hanging Honor Jauhar Jumping Mass Murder–suicide Pact Internet Pilot Poisoning Prayopavesa Prisoner suicide Rail Sallekhana Sati Self-sacrifice Senicide Complex Seppuku Sokushinbutsu Suicide attack Suicide bag Vatakkiruttal Vehicle collision
Epidemiology Gender differences LGBTQ people Mormon Methods People with autism Rate by country Seasonal effects Suicidal person Youth mental health crisis Youth suicide
History List of suicides A–M N–Z LGBTQ suicides Suicide in antiquity List of suicides in the 21st century
In warfare Banzai charge Kamikaze Suicide mission
Related phenomena Anguish Alcoholism Anhedonia Animal loss Anxiety disorder Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum Conditions comorbid to autism Biology of depression Epigenetics of depression Causes of mental disorders Chronic condition Chronic pain Coping Coping planning Depression (mood) Diseases of despair Diseases of poverty Echo chamber Existential crisis Financial crisis Grief suicide bereavement Ideation Interpersonal relationships Locations Major depressive disorder Mental disorder Mental health first aid Neurodevelopmental disorder Non-suicidal self-injury Perfectionism Personal finance Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Poverty Psychological first aid Psychological stress Psychological trauma Schizophrenia Self-harm Self-hatred Substance abuse Suffering Suicidal ambivalence Suicide and the Internet Suicide and trauma Suicide awareness Suicide in colleges in the United States Suicide in music subcultures Suicide note Suicide survivor Suicide terminology Suicide tourism Suicidology Warning signs of suicide
By country Rate by country Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Cameroon Canada China France Greenland India Iran Ireland Japan Lesotho Lithuania Nepal Pakistan Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Organizations Compassion & Choices Death with Dignity National Center Dignitas Exit International Final Exit Network Hemlock Society

Suicide in Greenland, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, is a significant national social issue. Greenland has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Among Greenland Inuit, the suicide rate peaked in 1985–1989 at about 120 per 100,000 people annually, then declined in later decades. For the most recent period 2015–2018, the rate was still around 81 per 100,000 annually.

Greenland is culturally and geographically isolated as well as one of the coldest (with the least sunshine hours) and least populous nations in the world. Although factors such as these have been known to contribute to suicide-related issues, it remains unclear if they have a direct influence on Greenlandic suicides or to what degree. A host of different initiatives have been taken, however, to reduce the suicide rate in the country, including even roadside posters, and a national suicide prevention strategy has been initiated entailing courses, general education, outreach in local communities, and involving professionals such as teachers, social workers, and doctors.