Table 3

Suicide rates by gender, time period and seniority, 1979–1995

Annual suicide rates
per 100 000 (95% confidence intervals)
Number
of suicides
Person years at risk Adjusted relative risks3-150
(95% confidence intervals)
Sex
 Male19.2 (16.4 to 22.3)168876881Baseline
 Female18.8 (14.2 to 24.5)552921001.0 (0.8 to 1.4)
Time period
 1979–198223.7 (18.0 to 30.7)58244534Baseline
 1983–198615.7 (11.3 to 21.3)412608750.7 (0.4 to 1.0)
 1987–199019.5 (14.6 to 25.4)542775060.8 (0.6 to 1.2)
 1991–199518.1 (14.1 to 22.9)703860660.8 (0.5 to 1.1)
Grades
 Senior20.5 (17.4 to 24.0)156760644Baseline
 Junior16.4 (12.7 to 20.8)674083370.8 (0.6 to 1.1)
  • 3-150 Adjusted for time period and sex.