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Table 1 Total mortality and suicide rates by time period (1986–2005) and birth cohort (1924–1978)

From: A closer look at the increase in suicide rates in South Korea from 1986–2005

  

Year (1986–90)

Year(1991–95)

Year(1996–00)

Year(2001–05)

Gender

Age (years)

Suicide Rates**

Total Mortality Rates**

Birth cohort***

Suicide Rates**

Total Mortality Rates**

Birth cohort***

Suicide Rates**

Total Mortality Rates**

Birth cohort***

Suicide Rates**

Total Mortality Rates**

Birth cohort***

 

5 – 9 *

0.0

77.9

 

0.1

53.2

 

0.2

34.3

 

0.1

23.4

 

Men

10 – 14

1.1

56.2

1974–78

1.3

41.1

 

1.5

28.3

 

0.9

18.4

 
 

15 – 19

9.5

127.6

1969–73

9.1

113.4

1974–78

9.3

83.6

 

7.6

46.7

 
 

20 – 24

16.5

155.0

1964–68

13.3

125.6

1969–73

16.5

104.2

1974–78

14.0

64.6

 
 

25 – 29

17.3

204.8

1959–63

14.7

159.7

1964–68

19.1

122.2

1969–73

19.9

81.5

1974–78

 

30 – 34

15.5

256.4

1954–58

15.2

211.8

1959–63

21.9

158.1

1964–68

23.9

109.1

1969–73

 

35 – 39

15.5

379.5

1949–53

16.4

313.0

1954–58

25.6

246.2

1959–63

28.7

178.4

1964–68

 

40 – 44

16.4

564.2

1944–48

16.4

485.0

1949–53

29.2

392.2

1954–58

34.2

300.5

1959–63

 

45 – 49

19.9

932.0

1939–43

18.7

718.5

1944–48

33.8

603.6

1949–53

40.9

477.3

1954–58

 

50 – 54

19.5

1270.0

1934–38

22.0

1095.6

1939–43

35.4

865.0

1944–48

47.3

711.0

1949–53

 

55 – 59

19.8

1773.3

1929–33

21.4

1570.9

1934–38

37.8

1342.4

1939–43

53.2

1026.3

1944–48

 

60 – 64

23.8

2752.5

1924–28

23.3

2351.8

1929–33

42.3

2020.0

1934–38

65.2

1619.4

1939–43

 

65 – 69

26.6

4281.6

 

28.5

3644.1

1924–28

45.9

3089.1

1929–33

80.5

2564.6

1934–38

 

70 – 74

32.5

6583.6

 

34.0

5745.5

 

54.6

5011.1

1924–28

95.9

4176.0

1929–33

 

75 – 79

37.4

10530.0

 

35.1

8675.7

 

69.6

7939.5

 

127.0

6917.7

1924–28

 

Age standardized

15.3

961.4

 

15.0

811.8

 

23.7

686.5

 

30.3

551.9

 

Women

5 – 9*

0.0

61.7

 

0.1

37.6

 

0.2

24.2

 

0.0

16.9

 
 

10 – 14

0.8

43.5

1974–78

1.2

27.9

 

1.8

19.1

 

1.2

13.8

 
 

15 – 19

4.8

61.9

1969–73

4.8

46.0

1974–78

7.2

38.8

 

5.8

24.0

 
 

20 – 24

7.4

79.9

1964–68

7.2

57.8

1969–73

9.4

45.7

1974–78

10.9

34.6

 
 

25 – 29

7.6

91.0

1959–63

7.5

66.1

1964–68

10.2

52.0

1969–73

11.3

41.0

1974–78

 

30 – 34

6.2

106.6

1954–58

7.4

84.4

1959–63

9.7

67.8

1964–68

11.8

53.6

1969–73

 

35 – 39

6.5

151.8

1949–53

7.1

112.3

1954–58

10.5

95.6

1959–63

13.8

76.2

1964–68

 

40 – 44

5.5

221.9

1944–48

6.5

163.8

1949–53

9.5

134.9

1954–58

12.9

110.8

1959–63

 

45 – 49

5.5

344.6

1939–43

6.9

261.1

1944–48

9.5

199.9

1949–53

13.5

161.7

1954–58

 

50 – 54

5.3

493.6

1934–38

6.1

394.6

1939–43

9.1

302.2

1944–48

13.7

240.0

1949–53

 

55 – 59

5.9

729.2

1929–33

6.1

591.3

1934–38

10.1

466.4

1939–43

14.4

362.5

1944–48

 

60 – 64

6.8

1129.4

1924–28

8.0

966.0

1929–33

11.8

769.4

1934–38

17.7

597.2

1939–43

 

65 – 69

9.6

1938.6

 

10.0

1658.7

1924–28

14.1

1372.3

1929–33

24.9

1068.2

1934–38

 

70 – 74

10.9

3386.0

 

12.7

2986.9

 

20.4

2578.3

1924–28

37.4

2048.2

1929–33

 

75 – 79

13.0

5862.6

 

16.7

5220.7

 

26.2

4720.0

 

54.7

4040.3

1924–28

 

Age standardized

5.8

549.8

 

6.5

462.8

 

9.3

388.9

 

13.0

313.3

 
  1. * Suicide rates were not reported in age group of 0–4 years old
  2. ** Suicide rates and total mortality rates (per 100,000)
  3. ** *Birth cohort = Year (median year during the periods) – Age