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Table 2 The numbers (N), rate (deaths per 100,000) and percentage (%) of female suicide deaths by method in Taiwan, 1991–2005

From: Suicide mortality trends by sex, age and method in Taiwan, 1971–2005

 

1991–1993

1994–1996

1997–1999

2000–2002

2003–2005

Age

N

Rate (%)

N

Rate (%)

N

Rate (%)

N

Rate (%)

N

Rate (%)

15–24

          

   Poisoninga

77

1.4 (42)

80

1.4 (37)

63

1.1 (23)

50

0.9 (17)

39

0.7 (13)

   Hangingb

72

1.3 (39)

57

1.0 (26)

78

1.3 (28)

64

1.1 (22)

76

1.4 (24)

   Gasesc

0

0.0 (0)

0

0.0 (0)

2

0.0 (1)

26

0.4 (9)

77

1.4 (24)

   Jumpingd

13

0.2 (7)

34

0.6 (16)

90

1.6 (33)

94

1.6 (33)

87

1.6 (28)

   Otherse

22

0.4 (12)

44

0.8 (20)

42

0.7 (15)

54

0.9 (19)

36

0.6 (11)

25–44

          

   Poisoninga

265

2.6 (43)

351

3.2 (39)

311

2.8 (27)

266

2.3 (21)

231

2.0 (14)

   Hangingb

261

2.5 (41)

286

2.6 (32)

356

3.2 (32)

329

2.9 (26)

316

2.8 (20)

   Gasesc

0

0.0 (0)

7

0.1 (1)

10

0.1 (1)

181

1.6 (15)

511

4.6 (33)

   Jumpingd

31

0.3 (5)

94

0.9 (11)

198

1.8 (18)

211

2.0 (18)

300

2.7 (19)

   Otherse

72

0.7 (12)

161

1.5 (18)

249

2.3 (22)

261

2.3 (21)

222

2.0 (14)

45–64

          

   Poisoninga

162

3.4 (42)

209

4.0 (38)

303

5.3 (42)

301

4.6 (31)

322

4.4 (26)

   Hangingb

178

3.7 (46)

214

4.1 (39)

238

4.0 (32)

344

5.2 (34)

372

5.0 (30)

   Gasesc

0

0.0 (0)

0

0.0 (0)

1

0.0 (0)

58

0.8 (5)

179

2.2 (13)

   Jumpingd

10

0.2 (3)

30

0.6 (5)

60

1.0 (8)

103

1.5 (10)

160

2.1 (13)

   Otherse

34

0.7 (9)

97

1.9 (18)

138

2.3 (18)

195

2.9 (19)

220

3.0 (18)

65 and above

          

   Poisoninga

111

5.6 (29)

175

7.8 (34)

279

10.9 (38)

334

11.3 (38)

340

1.4 (33)

   Hangingb

234

11.7 (61)

235

10.2 (45)

292

11.2 (39)

352

11.8 (39)

362

1.7 (34)

   Gasesc

0

0.0 (0)

2

0.1 (0)

0

0.0 (0)

4

0.1 (0)

12

0.4 (1)

   Jumpingd

2

0.1 (1)

25

1.1 (5)

41

1.5 (5)

93

3.1 (10)

119

3.6 (11)

   Otherse

32

1.7 (9)

80

3.5 (15)

124

4.8 (17)

107

3.6 (12)

202

6.0 (19)

Total

          

   Poisoninga

615

2.8 (39)

815

3.5 (37)

956

3.9 (34)

951

3.5 (28)

932

3.2 (22)

   Hangingb

745

3.5 (48)

792

3.4 (37)

964

3.8 (33)

1089

4.0 (32)

1126

3.9 (27)

   Gasesc

0

0.0 (0)

9

0.0 (0)

13

0.1 (0)

269

1.0 (8)

779

2.7 (19)

   Jumpingd

56

0.2 (3)

183

0.8 (8)

389

1.5 (13)

501

1.9 (15)

666

2.4 (16)

   Otherse

160

0.7 (10)

382

1.6 (18)

553

2.2 (19)

617

2.3 (18)

680

2.3 (16)

  1. a Poisoning by solid or liquid substances.
  2. bHanging, strangulation and suffocation.
  3. c Poisoning by other gases.
  4. dJumping/falling from high places.
  5. eOthers including poisoning by domestic gases, drowning, firearms, cutting and piercing, other and unspecified means, and late effects of injury.
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