Table 2 Number of suicides, raw standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), smoothed SMRs and area characteristics across Taiwan's 358 districts

Pesticide suicide^a (2002-2009)

Number of suicides

13.7 (10.4)

11.5 (1, 35)

Raw SMRs

1.88 (1.83)

1.47 (0.08, 5.18)

Smoothed SMRs

1.80 (1.45)

1.47 (0.20, 4.49)

Non-pesticide suicide^b (2002-2009)

Number of suicides

87.1 (111.1)

45 (6, 310)

Raw SMRs

0.95 (0.27)

0.95 (0.55, 1.40)

Smoothed SMRs

0.96 (0.15)

0.93 (0.78, 1.21)

Overall suicide^c (2002-2009)

Number of suicides

100.9 (113.7)

59 (9, 318)

Raw SMRs

1.08 (0.34)

1.04 (0.69, 1.59)

Smoothed SMRs

1.06 (0.17)

1.04 (0.82, 1.37)

Area characteristics (2000)

Agricultural workforce (%)^d

19.6 (16.4)

15.8 (0.6, 50.0)

Lone-parent households (%)^d

5.9 (1.3)

5.7 (4.2, 8.5)

Median household income (1000 Taiwan dollar)^e

512.7 (78.0)

498.0 (415.0, 650.0)