Table 1.
Cohort characteristics of suicides and undetermined intents, 1987–2011, percentage with 95% CI, by sex
|
Women |
Men |
Total |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide | Undetermined | Suicide | Undetermined | Suicide | Undetermined | |
| Marital status |
9 381 |
2 909 |
22 502 |
6 287 |
31 883 |
9 196 |
| Married |
27.0 (26.1-27.9) |
24.3 (22.8-25.9) |
30.2 (29.6-30.8) |
16.2 (15.3-17.1) |
29.3 (28.8-29.8) |
18.8 (18.0-19.6) |
| Divorced |
24.5 (23.6-25.4) |
31.7 (30.0-33.4) |
17.9 (17.4-18.4) |
25.8 (24.7-26.9) |
19.9 (19.4-20.3) |
27.7 (26.7-28.6) |
| Unmarried |
32.6 (31.7-33.6) |
28.9 (27.3-30.6) |
44.2 (43.6-44.9) |
53.3 (52.0-54.5) |
40.8 (40.3-41.3) |
45.6 (44.6-46.6) |
| Widowed |
15.8 (15.1-16.5) |
15.1 (13.8-16.4) |
7.3 (6.9-7.6) |
4.6 (4.1-5.2) |
9.8 (9.5-10.1) |
7.9 (7.4-8.5) |
| Born outside Sweden |
9 381 |
2 909 |
22 502 |
6 287 |
31 883 |
9 196 |
| Yes |
14.4 (13.7-15.1) |
15.4 (14.1-16.7) |
11.1 (10.7-11.5) |
15.1 (14.3-16.0) |
12.1 (11.7-12.4) |
15.2 (14.5-16.0) |
| No |
85.6 (84.9-86.3) |
84.6 (83.3-85.9) |
88.9 (88.5-89.3) |
84.9 (84.0-85.7) |
87.9 (87.6-88.3) |
84.8 (84.0-85.5) |
| Education* |
4 543 |
1 283 |
11 304 |
2 752 |
15 847 |
4 035 |
| −9 years |
34.5 (33.1-35.9) |
39.4 (36.8-42.1) |
39.9 (39.0-40.8) |
41.4 (39.5-43.2) |
38.4 (37.6-39.1) |
40.7 (39.2-42.3) |
| 9-12 years |
43.4 (42.0-44.9) |
43.7 (41.0-46.4) |
44.3 (43.4-45.2) |
47.5 (45.6-49.3) |
44.0 (43.3-44.8) |
46.3 (44.8-47.8) |
| >12 years |
22.1 (20.9-23.3) |
16.8 (14.8-18.9) |
15.8 (15.1-16.5) |
11.2 (10.0-12.3) |
17.6 (17.0-18.2) |
13.0 (11.9-14.0) |
| Hospitalization self-inflicted harm** |
6 797 |
2 014 |
16 368 |
4 397 |
23 165 |
6 411 |
| 1 year |
11.2 (10.5-11.9) |
5.9 (4.9-6.9) |
5.1 (4.8-5.4) |
3.9 (3.3-4.5) |
6.9 (6.6-7.2) |
4.5 (4.0-5.0) |
| 3 years |
18.1 (17.2-19.0) |
11 (9.6-12.4) |
8.2 (7.8-8.6) |
7.1 (6.3-7.9) |
11.1 (10.7-11.5) |
8.3 (7.6-9.0) |
| 5 years |
21.1 (20.1-22.1) |
14.3 (12.8-15.8) |
9.6 (9.1-10.1) |
9.2 (8.3-10.1) |
13.0 (12.6-13.4) |
10.8 (10–11.6) |
| None |
49.6 (48.4-50.8) |
68.9 (66.9-70.9) |
77.2 (76.6-77.8) |
79.8 (78.6-81) |
69.1 (68.5-69.7) |
76.4 (75.4-77.4) |
| Psychiatric hospitalization** |
6 797 |
2 014 |
16 368 |
4 397 |
23 165 |
6 411 |
| 1 year |
25.5 (24.5-26.5) |
13.2 (11.7-14.7) |
14.2 (13.7-14.7) |
9.8 (8.9-10.7) |
17.5 (17.0-18.0) |
10.9 (10.1-11.7) |
| 3 years |
34.0 (32.9-35.1) |
22.3 (20.5-24.1) |
19.6 (19.0-20.2) |
16.5 (15.4-17.6) |
23.8 (23.3-24.3) |
18.3 (17.4-19.2) |
| 5 years |
38.1 (36.9-39.3) |
26.7 (24.8-28.6) |
22.2 (21.6-22.8) |
20.7 (19.5-21.9) |
26.9 (26.3-27.5) |
22.6 (21.6-23.6) |
| None |
2.4 (2.0-2.8) |
37.8 (35.7-39.9) |
44.0 (43.2-44.8) |
53.0 (51.5-54.5) |
31.8 (31.2-32.4) |
48.2 (47.0-49.4) |
| Hospitalization abuse** |
6 797 |
2 014 |
16 368 |
4 397 |
23 165 |
6 411 |
| 1 year |
4.5 (4.0-5.0) |
10.5 (9.2-11.8) |
5.5 (5.2-5.8) |
15.6 (14.5-16.7) |
5.2 (4.9-5.5) |
14.0 (13.2-14.8) |
| 3 years |
7.3 (6.7-7.9) |
16.8 (15.2-18.4) |
8.4 (8.0-8.8) |
25.1 (23.8-26.4) |
8.1 (7.7-8.5) |
22.5 (21.5-23.5) |
| 5 years |
8.8 (8.1-9.5) |
20.7 (18.9-22.5) |
10.0 (9.5-10.5) |
30.0 (28.6-31.4) |
9.6 (9.2-10.0) |
27.1 (26.0-28.2) |
| None | 79.4 (78.4-80.4) | 52.0 (49.8-54.2) | 76.1 (75.4-76.8) | 29.3 (28.0-30.6) | 77.1 (76.6-77.6) | 36.4 (35.2-37.6) |
*Only available 1997-2010.
**Both alcohol and other drugs.