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. 2015 Sep;105(9):1935–1942. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302737

TABLE 3—

Suicide, Nonsuicide External-Cause, and All Nonsuicide Mortality in Prediction Sample, by Tier of Predicted Suicide Probability: Veterans Health Administration, United States, 2008–2011

Deaths In Subsequent Mo, No.
All Deaths Observed During Study Period, %
Mortality/100 000 Person-Years of Risk Time
Mortality Risk Concentration Observed During Study Period
Tier of Predicted Suicide Probability, % Patients, No. 1 3 6 9 12 1 3 6 9 12 1 3 6 9 12 1 3 6 9 12
Suicide mortality
 0.01 596 3 5 5 7 7 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 5 927 3 328 1 682 1 570 1 174 142 92 48 45 33
 0.10 5 969 9 16 21 27 35 4.3 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 1 775 1 063 706 605 586 43 29 20 17 16
 1.00 59 696 22 51 94 128 176 10.4 9.4 9.0 8.1 8.2 434 339 316 287 295 10 9.4 9.0 8.1 8.2
 5.00 298 493 49 130 262 371 507 23.2 23.9 25.0 23.6 23.7 193 173 176 166 170 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.7
 10.00 596 966 81 208 390 563 760 38.4 38.2 37.1 35.8 35.5 160 138 131 126 127 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6
 50.00 2 984 831 177 455 856 1 255 1 725 83.9 83.5 81.5 79.9 80.7 70 60 58 56 58 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
 100.00 5 969 662 211 545 1 050 1 571 2 138 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 42 36 35 35 36 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Nonsuicide external-cause mortality
 0.01 596 0 0 2 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 673 1 122 839 0 0 5.4 9.0 6.7
 0.10 5 969 6 19 36 54 64 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1 184 1 263 1 210 1 210 1 072 9.4 10 9.7 9.7 8.6
 1.00 59 696 37 101 199 278 355 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.8 730 671 669 623 595 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.8
 5.00 298 493 110 315 583 835 1 096 17.2 16.5 15.8 15.0 14.7 434 419 392 374 367 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9
 10.00 596 966 178 490 952 1 391 1 855 27.9 25.7 25.7 25.0 24.8 351 326 320 312 311 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
 50.00 2 984 831 470 1 357 2 619 3 908 5 203 73.7 71.3 70.8 70.2 69.7 185 180 176 175 174 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
 100.00 5 969 662 638 1 904 3 699 5 568 7 470 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 126 127 124 125 125 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
All nonsuicide mortality
 0.01 5 96 4 9 20 30 39 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 902 5 991 6 730 6 730 6 544 2.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0
 0.10 5969 45 108 196 268 348 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 8 877 7 178 6 585 6 003 5 830 2.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8
 1.00 59 696 459 1 160 2 099 2 934 3 699 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 9 053 7 709 7 052 6 571 6 196 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9
 5.00 298 493 1 881 5 158 9 902 14 007 17 814 11.9 10.5 9.9 9.6 9.3 7 420 6 856 6 653 6 274 5 968 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9
 10.00 596 966 3 427 9 700 18 944 26 944 34 389 21.6 19.8 18.9 18.4 18.0 6 759 6 447 6 364 6 035 5 761 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
 50.00 2 984 831 10 978 33 195 67 179 97 272 126 298 69.3 67.7 67.1 66.4 66.0 4 330 4 412 4 514 4 357 4 231 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
 100.00 5 969 662 15 850 49 017 100 134 146 389 191 257 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 31 26 3 258 3 364 3 279 3 204 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0