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Table 2 Rate ratios for overall and pesticide suicide rates after the 2011 ban of endosulfan (throughout India) and 14 pesticides (Kerala)

From: Suicide by pesticide poisoning in India: a review of pesticide regulations and their impact on suicide trends

 

Rate ratios (95% CI)

National suicides

Kerala suicidesc

Totala

Pesticideb

Total

Pesticide

Post-ban years

 2011

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

0.83 (0.81, 0.86)

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

0.85 (0.80, 0.91)

 2012

0.97 (0.95, 1.00)

0.75 (0.72, 0.77)

1.01 (0.99, 1.03)

0.73 (0.68, 0.78)

 2013

0.95 (0.92, 0.97)

0.71 (0.69, 0.74)

1.04 (1.01, 1.06)

0.51 (0.47, 0.55)

 2014

0.90 (0.87, 0.93)

0.52 (0.49, 0.54)

1.02 (1.00, 1.05)

0.45 (0.42, 0.49)

  1. Period of consistent linear trend prior to ban: a2003–2010; b1997–2010; c1999–2010