Table 2 Suicide and Undetermined Deaths in Males in Scotland 1981 – 1999 By Age Group and Time Period
From: Trends in suicide in Scotland 1981 – 1999: age, method and geography
1981–1985 | 1986–1990 | 1991–1995 | 1996–1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | No. of deaths | Rate per million | No. of deaths | Rate per million | No. of deaths | Rate per million | No. of deaths | Rate per million | % change from first to last period |
<15 years | 11 | 4.1 | 11 | 4.5 | 25 | 10.1 | 19 | 9.7 | 137% |
15–24 | 317 | 141.0 | 440 | 208.3 | 467 | 257.2 | 369 | 278.0 | 97% |
25–34 | 410 | 226.1 | 536 | 276.1 | 736 | 355.9 | 677 | 421.4 | 86% |
35–44 | 422 | 268.5 | 470 | 279.2 | 594 | 340.8 | 506 | 338.0 | 26% |
45–54 | 437 | 311.0 | 420 | 301.6 | 473 | 313.6 | 377 | 290.6 | -7% |
55–64 | 382 | 290.7 | 339 | 263.3 | 306 | 241.3 | 229 | 226.4 | -22% |
65–74 | 228 | 244.6 | 223 | 238.5 | 212 | 216.0 | 200 | 254.3 | 4% |
75+ | 117 | 253.6 | 148 | 287.8 | 135 | 253.6 | 129 | 278.8 | 10% |
All Ages | 2,324 | 187.0 | 2,587 | 209.7 | 2,948 | 237.8 | 2,506 | 252.1 | 35% |