Table 1. Number of suicides, excess mortality, and relative difference by sex-age categories.
| Age group Month |
Male | Female | ||||||||
| Population (×10,000) |
Observed number |
Prediction number (95% PI)a |
Excess mortality |
Relative difference (%) |
Population (×10,000) |
Observed number |
Prediction number (95% PI)a |
Excess mortality |
Relative difference (%) |
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| Total | ||||||||||
| March | 6,131 | 1,133 | 1,138.7 (1019, 1265) | −5.7 | −0.5 | 6,464 | 480 | 465.1 (396, 541) | 14.9 | 3.2 |
| April | 6,131 | 946b | 1,072.4 (951, 1199) | −126.4 | −11.8 | 6,465 | 410 | 445.9 (374, 523) | −35.9 | −8.0 |
| May | 6,128 | 976b | 1,155.2 (1014, 1309) | −179.2 | −15.5 | 6,462 | 455 | 464.3 (383, 555) | −9.3 | −2.0 |
| June | 6,129 | 962 | 1,041.6 (903, 1192) | −79.6 | −7.6 | 6,464 | 483 | 433.9 (353, 524) | 49.1 | 11.3 |
| Under 20 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 1,071 | 26 | 26.2 (16, 39) | −0.2 | −0.6 | 1,019 | 22 | 16.7 (8, 29) | 5.3 | 31.6 |
| April | 1,071 | 27 | 37.4 (23, 54) | −10.4 | −27.9 | 1,018 | 15 | 17.3 (7, 31) | −2.3 | −13.2 |
| May | 1,069 | 32 | 31.4 (18, 49) | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1,018 | 13 | 17.0 (7, 33) | −4.0 | −23.7 |
| June | 1,067 | 36 | 32.3 (18, 52) | 3.7 | 11.5 | 1,016 | 26 | 13.4 (4, 28) | 12.6 | 94.3 |
| 20–29 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 652 | 127 | 126.1 (98, 157) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 610 | 53 | 52.7 (34, 75) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| April | 654 | 115 | 113.9 (87, 145) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 612 | 37 | 49.7 (31, 73) | −12.7 | −25.6 |
| May | 654 | 112 | 116.5 (86, 153) | −4.5 | −3.8 | 613 | 45 | 45.5 (26, 71) | −0.5 | −1.1 |
| June | 655 | 98 | 102.9 (74, 138) | −4.9 | −4.7 | 613 | 53 | 47.4 (27, 75) | 5.6 | 11.9 |
| 30–39 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 720 | 150 | 143.7 (114, 176) | 6.3 | 4.4 | 696 | 49 | 45.2 (30, 63) | 3.8 | 8.5 |
| April | 720 | 101b | 132.9 (103, 166) | −31.9 | −24.0 | 694 | 35 | 39.5 (25, 57) | −4.5 | −11.5 |
| May | 718 | 144 | 142.0 (108, 181) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 692 | 50 | 43.5 (27, 65) | 6.5 | 14.9 |
| June | 717 | 123 | 118.7 (88, 155) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 692 | 48 | 38.3 (22, 59) | 9.7 | 25.4 |
| 40–49 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 932 | 216 | 199.3 (163, 239) | 16.7 | 8.4 | 909 | 75 | 68.6 (51, 89) | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| April | 929 | 135b | 187.1 (151, 228) | −52.1 | −27.8 | 907 | 64 | 63.8 (46, 84) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 927 | 166 | 198.8 (157, 247) | −32.8 | −16.5 | 905 | 58 | 68.4 (48, 93) | −10.4 | −15.2 |
| June | 926 | 155 | 178.5 (137, 226) | −23.5 | −13.1 | 904 | 75 | 65.4 (45, 90) | 9.6 | 14.6 |
| 50–59 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 821 | 197 | 214.7 (181, 251) | −17.7 | −8.3 | 817 | 75 | 71.6 (54, 92) | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| April | 822 | 160 | 188.9 (155, 225) | −28.9 | −15.3 | 817 | 59 | 66.2 (48, 87) | −7.2 | −10.8 |
| May | 823 | 142b | 203.3 (164, 247) | −61.3 | −30.1 | 819 | 62 | 69.3 (49, 93) | −7.3 | −10.6 |
| June | 825 | 150 | 188.2 (150, 232) | −38.2 | −20.3 | 820 | 63 | 61.3 (42, 85) | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 60–69 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 778 | 163 | 169.1 (136, 206) | −6.1 | −3.6 | 814 | 73 | 60.7 (44, 79) | 12.3 | 20.3 |
| April | 776 | 152 | 158.7 (125, 196) | −6.7 | −4.2 | 812 | 67 | 58.8 (42, 78) | 8.2 | 13.9 |
| May | 775 | 123b | 185.0 (144, 232) | −62.0 | −33.5 | 810 | 69 | 61.2 (43, 83) | 7.8 | 12.8 |
| June | 774 | 136 | 159.5 (120, 205) | −23.5 | −14.7 | 809 | 64 | 55.1 (37, 76) | 8.9 | 16.1 |
| 70–79 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 744 | 149 | 154.8 (121, 192) | −5.8 | −3.7 | 870 | 67 | 84.6 (62, 111) | −17.6 | −20.8 |
| April | 744 | 138 | 150.2 (115, 190) | −12.2 | −8.1 | 871 | 84 | 88.7 (64, 117) | −4.7 | −5.3 |
| May | 746 | 148 | 164.0 (123, 212) | −16.0 | −9.8 | 872 | 85 | 94.6 (66, 130) | −9.6 | −10.2 |
| June | 747 | 157 | 151.6 (111, 200) | 5.4 | 3.5 | 874 | 83 | 85.8 (58, 120) | −2.8 | −3.3 |
| Over 80 years old | ||||||||||
| March | 412 | 102 | 94.7 (70, 123) | 7.3 | 7.7 | 730 | 63 | 66.1 (49, 86) | −3.1 | −4.7 |
| April | 415 | 112 | 97.4 (71, 128) | 14.6 | 15.0 | 732 | 49 | 62.9 (45, 83) | −13.9 | −22.1 |
| May | 416 | 104 | 104.7 (74, 142) | −0.7 | −0.7 | 733 | 72 | 63.0 (44, 86) | 9.0 | 14.2 |
| June | 417 | 104 | 102.9 (71, 142) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 734 | 71 | 66.4 (46, 91) | 4.6 | 7.0 |
PI, prediction interval.
a95% prediction interval based on the 2.5th and 97.5th percentile of simulated distribution.
bObserved number deviated by 95% prediction interval.