Table 2 Annual incidence of hospital‐treated deliberate self‐harm and level of deprivation and social fragmentation in Ireland by area type, 2002–2004.
| Deliberate self‐harm | Deprivation* | Social fragmentation* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Men | Women | |||
| Rate (95% CI) | Rate (95% CI) | Rate (95% CI) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Dublin | 224 (214 to 233) | 189 (176 to 201) | 258 (244 to 271) | 0.30 (3.12) | 3.86 (5.79) |
| Other cities | 301 (288 to 313) | 298 (280 to 316) | 304 (287 to 322) | 1.87 (3.02) | 6.01 (6.61) |
| Urban districts | 330 (319 to 341) | 279 (265 to 294) | 380 (364 to 396) | 1.50 (1.03) | 3.87 (1.70) |
| Rural districts | 139 (136 to 142) | 109 (105 to 113) | 172 (167 to 177) | –0.25 (1.14) | –0.69 (1.68) |
| All | 204 (201 to 206) | 171 (168 to 175) | 237 (233 to 241) | –0.08 (1.57) | 0.00 (3.18) |
All rates are age‐standardised per 100 000.
* Mean and SD of the electoral division (ED) level of deprivation and social fragmentation. One‐way analysis of variance, df = 3, 3237, p<0.001.