TABLE 1.
Person-Years, Number of Suicides and Suicide Rate per 100,000 With Respect to Hospital-Diagnosed Dementia Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Over in Denmark (N = 2,474,767) During 1990–2000
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| Total | Dementia | % of All | Total | Dementia | % of All | Total | Dementia | |
| Men | ||||||||
| 50–69 | 6,074,150 | 15,846 | (0.3) | 2,158 | 47 | (2.2) | 35.5 | 296.6 |
| 70+ | 2,471,081 | 19,042 | (0.8) | 1,399 | 33 | (2.4) | 56.6 | 173.3 |
| Total | 8,545,231 | 34,888 | (0.4) | 3,557 | 80 | (2.2) | 41.6 | 229.3 |
| Women | ||||||||
| 50–69 | 6,281,435 | 12,854 | (0.2) | 1,232 | 28 | (2.3) | 19.6 | 217.8 |
| 70+ | 3,822,209 | 39,659 | (1.0) | 910 | 28 | (3.1) | 23.8 | 70.6 |
| Total | 10,103,643 | 52,513 | (0.5) | 2,142 | 56 | (2.6) | 21.2 | 106.6 |