Table 3 |
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Changes in method-specific suicide death rates by sex and age between 1983 and 1993 in Taiwan |
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Male |
Female |
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1983 |
1993 |
Rate Difference |
1983 |
1993 |
Rate Difference |
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Rate |
N |
Rate |
N |
Rate |
N |
Rate |
N |
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15-24 y/o |
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|
Poisona |
7.18 |
(147) |
1.9 |
(36) |
-5.32 |
7.57 |
(149) |
1.03 |
(19) |
-6.55 |
|
Hangingb |
2.03 |
(41) |
2.6 |
(51) |
0.61 |
0.73 |
(15) |
1.03 |
(19) |
0.3 |
|
Othersc |
1.52 |
(32) |
1.8 |
(35) |
0.27 |
0.47 |
(9) |
0.8 |
(15) |
0.33 |
|
Overall |
10.7 |
(220) |
6.3 |
(122) |
-4.44 |
8.77 |
(173) |
2.86 |
(53) |
-5.92 |
|
25-44 y/o |
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Poisona |
10.5 |
(268) |
3.1 |
(111) |
-7.39 |
9.05 |
(235) |
2.61 |
(88) |
-6.44 |
|
Hangingb |
3.91 |
(102) |
4.5 |
(163) |
0.597 |
2.3 |
(57) |
2.58 |
(91) |
0.28 |
|
Othersc |
1.39 |
(38) |
2 |
(74) |
0.625 |
1.04 |
(27) |
1.18 |
(40) |
0.14 |
|
Overall |
15.8 |
(408) |
9.7 |
(348) |
-6.17 |
12.4 |
(319) |
6.36 |
(219) |
-6.03 |
|
45-64 y/o |
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Poisona |
15.8 |
(255) |
5 |
(84) |
-10.9 |
9.43 |
(117) |
2.98 |
(49) |
-6.45 |
|
Hangingb |
13.1 |
(214) |
7.3 |
(125) |
-5.8 |
4.09 |
(52) |
3.7 |
(60) |
-0.39 |
|
Othersc |
1.67 |
(28) |
3 |
(52) |
1.33 |
1 |
(12) |
0.81 |
(13) |
-0.19 |
|
Overall |
30.6 |
(497) |
15 |
(261) |
-15.4 |
14.5 |
(181) |
7.5 |
(122) |
-7.02 |
|
65 above |
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Poisona |
24.5 |
(109) |
7.3 |
(60) |
-17.2 |
20.8 |
(89) |
5.26 |
(37) |
-15.56 |
|
Hangingb |
33.9 |
(148) |
21 |
(174) |
-12.4 |
17.1 |
(75) |
10.4 |
(73) |
-6.69 |
|
Othersc |
4 |
(19) |
5.1 |
(43) |
1.084 |
1.52 |
(6) |
1.57 |
(10) |
0.05 |
|
Overall |
62.4 |
(276) |
34 |
(277) |
-28.6 |
39.5 |
(170) |
17.3 |
(120) |
-22.2 |
|
Total |
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Poisona |
12.6 |
(779) |
3.7 |
(291) |
-8.84 |
9.99 |
(590) |
2.59 |
(193) |
-7.4 |
|
Hangingb |
9.01 |
(505) |
6.5 |
(513) |
-2.48 |
3.91 |
(199) |
3.3 |
(243) |
-0.61 |
|
Othersc |
1.77 |
(117) |
2.5 |
(204) |
0.778 |
0.94 |
(54) |
1.02 |
(78) |
0.09 |
|
Overall |
23.4 |
(1401) |
13 |
(1008) |
-10.5 |
14.8 |
(843) |
6.92 |
(514) |
-7.91 |
|
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a Poisoning by solid or liquid substances b Hanging, strangulation and suffocation c Others including poisoning by gases, drowning, firearms, cutting and piercing, jumping/falling from high places, other and unspecified means and late effects of injury |
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Lin and Lu BMC Public Health 2011 11:712 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-712 |
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