Table 2. Number of male and female suicides per month during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | |
| Feb | 714 | 753.84 (602.94–907.40) | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 279 | 289.99 (197.48–377.51) | 0.96 (0.85–1.07) |
| Mar | 783 | 796.02 (639.15–944.73) | 0.98 (0.91–1.05) | 366 | 314.10 (230.87–402.58) | 1.17 (1.05–1.28) |
| Apr | 764 | 812.96 (664.94–956.05) | 0.94 (0.87–1.01) | 356 | 310.28 (217.86–400.68) | 1.15 (1.03–1.27) |
| May | 791 | 847.27 (703.44–998.12) | 0.93 (0.87–1.00) | 361 | 327.66 (237.80–411.82) | 1.10 (0.99–1.22) |
| Jun | 761 | 774.45 (628.74–915.65) | 0.98 (0.91–1.05) | 374 | 309.65 (220.11–396.87) | 1.21 (1.09–1.33) |
| Jul | 849 | 881.98 (752.26–1,024.15) | 0.96 (0.90–1.03) | 379 | 320.80 (238.81–410.32) | 1.18 (1.06–1.30) |
| Aug | 810 | 833.53 (686.18–977.81) | 0.97 (0.90–1.04) | 375 | 315.40 (229.32–401.42) | 1.19 (1.07–1.31) |
| Sep | 685 | 770.31 (625.85–925.09) | 0.89 (0.82–0.96) | 335 | 276.24 (191.23–356.64) | 1.21 (1.08–1.34) |
| Oct | 795 | 728.10 (587.92–880.08) | 1.09 (1.02–1.17) | 352 | 299.22 (207.24–386.25) | 1.18 (1.05–1.30) |
| Nov | 715 | 774.86 (624.23–924.99) | 0.92 (0.86–0.99) | 346 | 372.46 (277.15–460.37) | 0.93 (0.83–1.03) |
| Dec | 655 | 680.92 (527.01–838.26) | 0.96 (0.89–1.04) | 258 | 282.94 (195.56–369.58) | 0.91 (0.80–1.02) |
Bold indicates a statistically significant OER with a 95% CI that excludes the null value of 1.00.
Abbreviations: OER, Observed-to-Expected Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.