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Table 3 Relative risks (RR) of suicide mortality before and after a 20%-redistribution of ill-defined causes of death, with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), by country and educational level, men and women, 30–79 years

From: Socioeconomic differences in the use of ill-defined causes of death in 16 European countries

Country

Education

MEN

WOMEN

Suicide

Suicide after redistribution

Suicide

Suicide after redistribution

RR

95%-CI

RR

95%-CI

RR

95%-CI

RR

95%-CI

Finland

low

2.08

(1.88–2.31)

2.07

(1.88–2.29)

1.68

(1.42–1.98)

1.64

(1.40–1.93)

 

mid

1.76

(1.60–1.95)

1.75

(1.59–1.94)

1.40

(1.20–1.63)

1.37

(1.18–1.60)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Sweden

low

1.88

(1.70–2.09)

1.85

(1.68–2.05)

1.33

(1.15–1.55)

1.35

(1.17–1.56)

 

mid

1.45

(1.31–1.60)

1.43

(1.30–1.58)

1.18

(1.04–1.35)

1.18

(1.04–1.34)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Norway

low

2.15

(1.79–2.59)

2.07

(1.77–2.42)

1.24

(0.95–1.62)

1.32

(1.05–1.66)

 

mid

1.60

(1.37–1.87)

1.55

(1.35–1.78)

1.15

(0.93–1.43)

1.17

(0.96–1.42)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Denmark

low

1.82

(1.59–2.09)

1.92

(1.69–2.17)

1.17

(0.96–1.42)

1.29

(1.08–1.52)

 

mid

1.49

(1.30–1.71)

1.51

(1.33–1.72)

0.97

(0.79–1.20)

1.05

(0.87–1.26)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

England & Wales

low

2.08

(1.08–4.00)

2.19

(1.14–4.19)

0.97

(0.37–2.53)

0.93

(0.38–2.25)

 

mid

1.34

(0.65–2.76)

1.35

(0.66–2.77)

0.48

(0.13–1.59)

0.41

(0.12–1.36)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Netherlands

low

1.17

(0.75–1.84)

1.21

(0.82–1.76)

0.91

(0.46–1.77)

1.08

(0.60–1.92)

 

mid

0.76

(0.47–1.21)

0.85

(0.57–1.25)

1.04

(0.54–2.01)

1.11

(0.62–2.00)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Belgium

low

1.75

(1.55–1.97)

1.78

(1.59–2.00)

0.96

(0.81–1.14)

1.00

(0.85–1.18)

 

mid

1.43

(1.25–1.63)

1.43

(1.26–1.63)

0.91

(0.75–1.10)

0.93

(0.77–1.12)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

France

low

3.24

(2.03–5.15)

2.80

(1.87–4.19)

2.35

(1.18–4.70)

2.16

(1.16–4.05)

 

mid

2.46

(1.55–3.89)

2.15

(1.44–3.21)

1.43

(0.70–2.92)

1.42

(0.74–2.71)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Switzerland

low

1.67

(1.48–1.89)

1.63

(1.45–1.82)

1.08

(0.88–1.33)

1.03

(0.85–1.25)

 

mid

1.40

(1.27–1.54)

1.35

(1.24–1.48)

1.10

(0.91–1.33)

1.02

(0.86–1.22)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Austria

low

2.30

(1.78–2.97)

2.31

(1.79–2.97)

1.38

(0.89–2.15)

1.38

(0.89–2.14)

 

mid

1.78

(1.40–2.26)

1.78

(1.41–2.26)

0.95

(0.61–1.47)

0.95

(0.62–1.48)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Spain

low

2.05

(1.71–2.47)

1.91

(1.63–2.23)

1.50

(1.13–2.00)

1.53

(1.18–1.97)

 

mid

1.39

(1.12–1.72)

1.32

(1.10–1.59)

1.55

(1.13–2.13)

1.52

(1.14–2.03)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Italy

low

1.40

(0.91–2.17)

1.26

(0.85–1.87)

0.83

(0.45–1.50)

0.91

(0.51–1.62)

 

mid

1.42

(0.89–2.27)

1.25

(0.82–1.92)

0.92

(0.48–1.75)

1.00

(0.54–1.85)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Hungary

low

6.16

(5.48–6.93)

6.17

(5.49–6.94)

2.90

(2.38–3.54)

2.90

(2.38–3.54)

 

mid

2.63

(2.34–2.97)

2.64

(2.34–2.97)

1.73

(1.41–2.12)

1.73

(1.41–2.12)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Czech Republic

low

2.49

(2.23–2.79)

2.52

(2.26–2.81)

1.67

(1.29–2.16)

1.64

(1.28–2.10)

 

mid

1.23

(1.08–1.39)

1.23

(1.08–1.39)

1.36

(1.04–1.78)

1.31

(1.01–1.70)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Poland

low

5.80

(2.23–6.44)

5.20

(4.78–5.65)

2.37

(1.97–2.85)

2.39

(2.07–2.76)

 

mid

2.98

(2.69–3.30)

2.77

(2.55–3.01)

1.65

(1.38–1.97)

1.66

(1.44–1.91)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Estonia

low

3.14

(2.52–3.91)

3.17

(2.57–3.91)

2.26

(1.50–3.40)

2.40

(1.64–3.54)

 

mid

2.25

(1.82–2.79)

2.27

(1.85–2.79)

1.56

(1.07–2.27)

1.64

(1.15–2.36)

 

high

1

 

1

 

1

 

1