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. 2021 May 18;43(5):375–384. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000793

Table 1. Summary statistics of the distribution of smoothed SMRs for suicidea of different methods across 432 neighborhoods in Taipei City, 2004–2010.

n % M SD 5% Median 95% 90% ratiob
Note. SMR = standardized mortality ratio. aIncluding deaths certified either as suicide, undetermined death, or injury due to suffocation or pesticide poisoning. bDifferences over the 90% mid-range, that is, the value at 95% divided by the value at 5%.
Overall 2,994 100 1.01 0.21 0.74 0.97 1.43 1.94
Hanging 892 29.8 1.01 0.14 0.83 0.98 1.27 1.53
Charcoal burning 859 28.7 1.00 0.31 0.60 0.94 1.58 2.65
Jumping 566 18.9 1.00 0.05 0.93 0.99 1.11 1.20
Drowning 275 9.2 1.02 0.47 0.55 0.89 2.07 3.77
Other 402 13.4 1.01 0.23 0.73 0.95 1.47 2.01