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Table 3 The leading method of suicide (C = charcoal burning, H = hanging, J = Jumping, P = pesticides) and percentage of all suicides (%) by city/county, sex, age and year in Taiwan (the sex-age groups where the leading method of suicide changed from 2002-04 to 2006-08 are highlighted)

From: The leading methods of suicide in Taiwan, 2002-2008

  

Total

15-24 yrs

25-44 yrs

45-64 yrs

≧65 yrs

City/county

Sex

02-04

06-08

02-04

06-08

02-04

06-08

02-04

06-08

02-04

06-08

Taiwan

M

H (33)

H (32)

H (31)

C (39)

C (31)

C (45)

H (34)

H (34)

H (47)

H (45)

 

F

H (27)

H (27)

J (31)

C (34)

C (30)

C (40)

H (30)

H (29)

H (37)

H (38)

North

           

Taipei City

M

H (32)

C (34)

H (38)

C (46)

C (34)

C (47)

H (30)

C (33)

H (50)

H (48)

 

F

J (29)

H (28)

J (44)

J (40)

J (31)

C (37)

H (32)

H (29)

H (40)

H (40)

Keelung City

M

H (32)

H (33)

J (43)

H (29)

C (38)

C (47)

H (27)

H (37)

H (47)

H (43)

 

F

H (28)

C (36)

J (33)

C (60)

J (29)

C (52)

H (32)

C (37)

H (38)

H (44)

Hsinchu City

M

H (38)

C (38)

H (46)

H (73)

C (44)

C (49)

H (54)

C (38)

H (39)

H (48)

 

F

H (31)

C (34)

J (33)

C (75)

C (58)

C (44)

H (20)

C (30)

H (73)

H (31)

Taipei County

M

H (31)

C (37)

C (27)

C (41)

C (37)

C (49)

H (33)

H (34)

H (55)

H (53)

 

F

H (29)

H (28)

J (36)

C (35)

C (34)

C (33)

H (38)

H (29)

H (47)

H (54)

Taoyuan County

M

H (31)

C (34)

H (33)

C (33)

C (36)

C (49)

H (27)

H (31)

H (51)

H (40)

 

F

H (29)

C (32)

C (30)

C (43)

C (37)

C (49)

H (35)

C (27)

P (30)

H (33)

Hsinchu County

M

H (33)

C (33)

C (36)

C (54)

H (28)

C (46)

P (37)

H (30)

H (52)

H (36)

 

F

P (29)

H (30)

C (20)

H (40)

C (33)

C (36)

P (36)

C (37)

P (36)

P (39)

Yilan County

M

P (35)

H (29)

P (33)

C (58)

H (36)

C (36)

P (43)

H (31)

P (40)

H (42)

 

F

H (30)

H (33)

C (57)

H (22)

P (32)

C (36)

H (36)

H (33)

H (37)

H (52)

Middle

           

Taichung City

M

H (32)

C (40)

C (32)

C (43)

C (39)

C (52)

H (36)

H (38)

H (47)

H (44)

 

F

C (30)

C (28)

J (33)

C (25)

C (43)

C (42)

H (34)

H (23)

H (35)

H (30)

Miaoli County

M

H (30)

H (31)

H (50)

H (35)

H (26)

H (31)

H (31)

H (29)

P (34)

P (46)

 

F

H (30)

H (31)

H (33)

H (27)

H (30)

C (36)

P (44)

H (42)

H (30)

P (49)

Taichung County

M

H (30)

C (32)

C (30)

C (47)

C (32)

C (48)

H (30)

H (35)

H (48)

H (46)

 

F

H (29)

C (28)

J (33)

C (45)

C (29)

C (44)

H (33)

H (34)

H (40)

H (25)

Nantou County

M

P (37)

P (31)

H (47)

C (31)

H (33)

C (42)

P (45)

P (35)

H (42)

P (42)

 

F

P (46)

P (27)

H (29)

J (50)

P (39)

C (40)

P (56)

H (27)

P (48)

P (43)

Changhua County

M

H (33)

H (32)

H (41)

H (36)

C (34)

C (37)

H (36)

H (32)

H (40)

P (39)

 

F

H (24)

H (25)

C (50)

C (31)

C (26)

C (43)

P (29)

H (30)

H (32)

P (26)

Yunlin County

M

H (32)

H (28)

H (36)

C (73)

P (29)

C (40)

H (37)

H (32)

H (38)

P (41)

 

F

P (32)

H (34)

J (44)

C (43)

H (28)

C (40)

H (42)

H (34)

P (43)

H (48)

South

           

Kaohsiung City

M

H (34)

C (33)

C (45)

J (35)

C (32)

C (50)

H (41)

H (37)

H (43)

H (44)

 

F

J (26)

C (31)

J (35)

C (55)

C (32)

C (45)

H (26)

H (28)

J (27)

H (30)

Tainan City

M

H (41)

H (36)

H (32)

H (43)

C (33)

C (55)

H (48)

H (42)

H (72)

H (56)

 

F

H (40)

C (34)

H (40)

C (50)

C (25)

C (54)

H (48)

C (27)

H (53)

H (50)

Chiayi City

M

H (36)

H (34)

H (80)

C (67)

C (34)

C (37)

H (35)

H (41)

H (39)

H (41)

 

F

H (38)

H (27)

C (50)

H (50)

C (33)

C (38)

H (50)

H (39)

H (59)

H (17)

Chiayi County

M

H (33)

H (29)

H (46)

C (27)

C (29)

C (34)

H (30)

H (32)

H (43)

P (45)

 

F

H (29)

P (31)

H (29)

H (25)

P (24)

C (29)

P (41)

P (26)

H (50)

P (42)

Tainan County

M

H (40)

H (38)

H (38)

C (48)

H (28)

C (43)

H (45)

H (42)

H (51)

H (53)

 

F

H (31)

H (26)

H (45)

J (41)

C (23)

C (40)

H (23)

H (23)

H (42)

H (39)

Kaohsiung County

M

H (35)

H (34)

H (42)

C (37)

H (27)

C (43)

H (37)

H (39)

H (46)

H (48)

 

F

H (25)

H (33)

H (33)

H (38)

C (31)

C (33)

H (27)

H (36)

H (34)

H (41)

Pingtung County

M

H (31)

H (32)

H (43)

H (33)

P (31)

C (37)

P (39)

H (30)

H (43)

H (37)

 

F

P (27)

H (27)

H (42)

H (33)

H (24)

C (44)

P (35)

H (31)

P (31)

H (30)

East

           

Hualien County

M

H (39)

H (35)

C (27)

J (43)

H (35)

C (30)

H (44)

H (36)

H (46)

H (54)

 

F

P (32)

P (30)

P (40)

H (50)

P (30)

C (29)

P (32)

H (29)

H (40)

P (52)

Taitung County

M

P (31)

H (39)

P (50)

C (40)

P (31)

H (40)

P (39)

P (43)

H (46)

H (51)

 

F

P (30)

H (37)

J (40)

H (33)

C (31)

C (38)

P (45)

H (58)

P (40)

P (54)

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