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Table 2 Regional figures for suicide mortality per 100 000 inhabitants in the period 1990-2006

From: Changes in mental health services and suicide mortality in Norway: an ecological study

Variables

East region (RR)

South region (RR)

West region (RR)

Mid region (RR)

North region (RR)

Suicide mortality

     

   Men

26.8-16.8 (0.63)

28.7-18.6 (0.68)

14.8-16.8 (1.14)

30.3-21.5 (0.71)

22.8-15.5 (0.68)

   Women

10.7-6.3 (0.59)

9.3-8.1 (0.87)

4.2-5.2 (1.24)

5.2-3.9 (0.75)

7.5-5.7 (0.76)

Outpatient consultations

145-264 (1.8)

131-306 (2.3)

125-224 (1.8)

138-286 (2.1)

155-260 (1.7)

Man-labour years

4.2-5.1 (1.21)

3.4-3.8 (1.12)

4.1-4.5 (1.10)

3.9-4.2 (1.07)

4.0-4.7 (1.18)

Discharges

6.9-12 (1.74)

9.3-12.3 (1.32)

8.8-13 (1.48)

9.5-13.4 (1.41)

9-14.8 (1.64)

Beds

1.8-1.5 (0.83)

1.7-1.1 (0.65)

1.9-1.5 (0.79)

1.7-1.3 (0.76)

1.2-1.2 (1.0)

Bed-days

588-479 (0.82)

532-347 (0.65)

650-472 (0.73)

564-385 (0.68)

372-368 (0.99)

Education

     

   Men

16.3-21.9 (1.35)

11.6-16.3 (1.41)

12.4-17.3 (1.40)

11.2-16.5 (1.47)

9.8-14.4 (1.47)

   Women

13.6-23.2 (1.70)

9.6-18.0 (1.88)

10.7-20.2 (1.89)

9.7-19.4 (2.0)

9.1-18.5 (2.0)

Unemployment

     

   Men

2.5-2.1 (0.84)

2.7-1.4 (0.52)

2.9-1.1 (0.38)

2.4-1.3 (0.54)

3.0-2.0 (0.67)

   Women

1.4-1.3 (0.92)

1.5-1.3 (0.87)

2.0-1.2 (0.60)

1.9-1.3 (0.68)

1.8-1.4 (0.78)

  1. Data are accompanied by regional figures for five health services variables per 1000 inhabitants in the period 1998-2006, as well as regional figures for the percentage with college and university education and regional figures of the percentage unemployed in the period 1990-2006. Rate ratios are given in parentheses.