Table 1

Relative risks of increase in suicide rates by country, for a 10% increase in unemployment rate, during the period 2000–2010

ModelE1E2 (with ‘crisis effect’)E3 (without time trend)
CountryRR95% CIRR95% CIRR95% CI
Austria1.0030.989 to 1.0171.0120.994 to 1.0310.9640.948 to 0.980***
Finland0.9960.965 to 1.0270.9870.957 to 1.0191.0541.026 to 1.083***
France1.0191.008 to 1.029***1.0201.009 to 1.031***0.9950.982 to 1.007
Germany0.9990.995 to 1.0031.0091.002 to 1.015**1.0111.006 to 1.016***
Netherlands1.0071.000 to 1.014*1.0131.005 to 1.021**1.0030.995 to 1.012
Spain1.0000.996 to 1.0050.9970.991 to 1.0030.9890.984 to 0.994***
Sweden1.0090.993 to 1.0261.0090.993 to 1.0261.0030.989 to 1.018
UK1.0101.002 to 1.018*1.0000.990 to 1.0100.9970.990 to 1.004
Overall1.0031.001 to 1.005*1.0041.001 to 1.006**0.9980.996 to 1.001
  • *p<0.05.

  • **p<0.01.

  • ***p<0.001.

  • RR, relative risk.