Table 3. Number of suicides by age group per month during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.
| Age ≤ 34 | Age 35–49 | Age 50–64 | Age ≥ 65 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | Observed | Expected (95% CI) | OER (95% CI) | |
| Feb | 181 | 172.14 (99.73–248.33) | 1.05 (0.90–1.20) | 303 | 289.80 (219.87–366.97) | 1.05 (0.93–1.16) | 272 | 316.80 (257.66–372.72) | 0.86 (0.76–0.96) | 237 | 255.23 (198.77–305.56) | 0.93 (0.81–1.05) |
| Mar | 222 | 171.11 (105.09–243.24) | 1.30 (1.13–1.47) | 304 | 301.52 (228.42–376.54) | 1.01 (0.89–1.12) | 371 | 347.30 (293.01–403.07) | 1.07 (0.96–1.18) | 252 | 283.93 (225.55–341.57) | 0.89 (0.78–1.00) |
| Apr | 218 | 165.34 (95.65–232.11) | 1.32 (1.14–1.49) | 293 | 287.87 (213.93–362.82) | 1.02 (0.90–1.13) | 325 | 358.22 (303.14–418.89) | 0.91 (0.81–1.01) | 284 | 309.47 (251.48–367.19) | 0.92 (0.81–1.02) |
| May | 234 | 170.51 (101.35–242.26) | 1.37 (1.20–1.55) | 294 | 307.27 (236.94–384.96) | 0.96 (0.85–1.07) | 349 | 363.94 (311.01–422.05) | 0.96 (0.86–1.06) | 275 | 325.47 (271.85–384.42) | 0.84 (0.75–0.94) |
| Jun | 237 | 158.91 (90.94–233.16) | 1.49 (1.30–1.68) | 271 | 277.42 (197.45–349.29) | 0.98 (0.86–1.09) | 314 | 327.66 (270.00–358.24) | 0.96 (0.85–1.06) | 313 | 309.47 (250.46–367.39) | 1.01 (0.90–1.12) |
| Jul | 253 | 191.27 (124.03–264.49) | 1.32 (1.16–1.49) | 326 | 328.83 (255.82–403.36) | 0.99 (0.88–1.10) | 333 | 381.03 (320.80–439.07) | 0.87 (0.78–0.97) | 316 | 332.84 (275.08–390.19) | 0.95 (0.84–1.05) |
| Aug | 211 | 169.78 (103.41–235.10) | 1.24 (1.08–1.41) | 295 | 326.84 (255.61–400.31) | 0.90 (0.80–1.01) | 332 | 370.65 (312.02–424.35) | 0.90 (0.80–0.99) | 347 | 305.97 (252.25–361.93) | 1.13 (1.01–1.25) |
| Sep | 210 | 150.78 (83.74–218.61) | 1.39 (1.20–1.58) | 254 | 277.47 (200.91–355.99) | 0.92 (0.80–1.03) | 272 | 343.59 (287.20–400.41) | 0.79 (0.70–0.89) | 284 | 282.35 (226.67–340.70) | 1.01 (0.89–1.12) |
| Oct | 218 | 148.00 (76.29–216.79) | 1.47 (1.28–1.67) | 276 | 269.42 (196.29–350.41) | 1.02 (0.90–1.15) | 327 | 319.79 (264.02–377.21) | 1.02 (0.91–1.13) | 326 | 287.58 (231.51–342.28) | 1.13 (1.01–1.26) |
| Nov | 238 | 211.55 (144.73–279.37) | 1.13 (0.98–1.27) | 255 | 325.91 (250.47–398.07) | 0.78 (0.69–0.88) | 285 | 330.73 (275.49–386.75) | 0.86 (0.76–0.96) | 283 | 261.78 (203.19–314.49) | 1.08 (0.96–1.21) |
| Dec | 168 | 170.12 (102.19–241.82) | 0.99 (0.84–1.14) | 270 | 263.24 (187.53–343.28) | 1.03 (0.90–1.15) | 258 | 299.53 (243.78–353.85) | 0.86 (0.76–0.97) | 217 | 221.55 (164.34–275.65) | 0.98 (0.85–1.11) |
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.