From: Suicide mortality trends by sex, age and method in Taiwan, 1971–2005
1991–1993 | 1994–1996 | 1997–1999 | 2000–2002 | 2003–2005 | ||||||
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Age | N | Rate (%) | N | Rate (%) | N | Rate (%) | N | Rate (%) | N | Rate (%) |
15–24 | ||||||||||
Poisoninga | 77 | 1.4 (42) | 80 | 1.4 (37) | 63 | 1.1 (23) | 50 | 0.9 (17) | 39 | 0.7 (13) |
Hangingb | 72 | 1.3 (39) | 57 | 1.0 (26) | 78 | 1.3 (28) | 64 | 1.1 (22) | 76 | 1.4 (24) |
Gasesc | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 2 | 0.0 (1) | 26 | 0.4 (9) | 77 | 1.4 (24) |
Jumpingd | 13 | 0.2 (7) | 34 | 0.6 (16) | 90 | 1.6 (33) | 94 | 1.6 (33) | 87 | 1.6 (28) |
Otherse | 22 | 0.4 (12) | 44 | 0.8 (20) | 42 | 0.7 (15) | 54 | 0.9 (19) | 36 | 0.6 (11) |
25–44 | ||||||||||
Poisoninga | 265 | 2.6 (43) | 351 | 3.2 (39) | 311 | 2.8 (27) | 266 | 2.3 (21) | 231 | 2.0 (14) |
Hangingb | 261 | 2.5 (41) | 286 | 2.6 (32) | 356 | 3.2 (32) | 329 | 2.9 (26) | 316 | 2.8 (20) |
Gasesc | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 7 | 0.1 (1) | 10 | 0.1 (1) | 181 | 1.6 (15) | 511 | 4.6 (33) |
Jumpingd | 31 | 0.3 (5) | 94 | 0.9 (11) | 198 | 1.8 (18) | 211 | 2.0 (18) | 300 | 2.7 (19) |
Otherse | 72 | 0.7 (12) | 161 | 1.5 (18) | 249 | 2.3 (22) | 261 | 2.3 (21) | 222 | 2.0 (14) |
45–64 | ||||||||||
Poisoninga | 162 | 3.4 (42) | 209 | 4.0 (38) | 303 | 5.3 (42) | 301 | 4.6 (31) | 322 | 4.4 (26) |
Hangingb | 178 | 3.7 (46) | 214 | 4.1 (39) | 238 | 4.0 (32) | 344 | 5.2 (34) | 372 | 5.0 (30) |
Gasesc | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 1 | 0.0 (0) | 58 | 0.8 (5) | 179 | 2.2 (13) |
Jumpingd | 10 | 0.2 (3) | 30 | 0.6 (5) | 60 | 1.0 (8) | 103 | 1.5 (10) | 160 | 2.1 (13) |
Otherse | 34 | 0.7 (9) | 97 | 1.9 (18) | 138 | 2.3 (18) | 195 | 2.9 (19) | 220 | 3.0 (18) |
65 and above | ||||||||||
Poisoninga | 111 | 5.6 (29) | 175 | 7.8 (34) | 279 | 10.9 (38) | 334 | 11.3 (38) | 340 | 1.4 (33) |
Hangingb | 234 | 11.7 (61) | 235 | 10.2 (45) | 292 | 11.2 (39) | 352 | 11.8 (39) | 362 | 1.7 (34) |
Gasesc | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 2 | 0.1 (0) | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 4 | 0.1 (0) | 12 | 0.4 (1) |
Jumpingd | 2 | 0.1 (1) | 25 | 1.1 (5) | 41 | 1.5 (5) | 93 | 3.1 (10) | 119 | 3.6 (11) |
Otherse | 32 | 1.7 (9) | 80 | 3.5 (15) | 124 | 4.8 (17) | 107 | 3.6 (12) | 202 | 6.0 (19) |
Total | ||||||||||
Poisoninga | 615 | 2.8 (39) | 815 | 3.5 (37) | 956 | 3.9 (34) | 951 | 3.5 (28) | 932 | 3.2 (22) |
Hangingb | 745 | 3.5 (48) | 792 | 3.4 (37) | 964 | 3.8 (33) | 1089 | 4.0 (32) | 1126 | 3.9 (27) |
Gasesc | 0 | 0.0 (0) | 9 | 0.0 (0) | 13 | 0.1 (0) | 269 | 1.0 (8) | 779 | 2.7 (19) |
Jumpingd | 56 | 0.2 (3) | 183 | 0.8 (8) | 389 | 1.5 (13) | 501 | 1.9 (15) | 666 | 2.4 (16) |
Otherse | 160 | 0.7 (10) | 382 | 1.6 (18) | 553 | 2.2 (19) | 617 | 2.3 (18) | 680 | 2.3 (16) |