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Table 1 The five geographical regions used for stratification of suicide rates based on information from Statistics Greenland 2022 [10]

From: Time trends and geographical patterns in suicide among Greenland Inuit

Region

Communities

Population size

Nuuk

The capital located in West Greenland

18,800 inhabitants in total

Central large communities in West Green land

The largest communities in West Green land, Maniitsoq and Sisimiut

8,108 inhabitants in total

Peripheral large communities in West Greenland

Larger communities often having more than 500 inhabitants in West Greenland

20,156 inhabitants in total

Small communities in West Greenland

Communities often having less than 500 inhabitants in West Greenland

6,179 inhabitants in total

East Greenland

All communities in East Greenland

3,110 inhabitants in total