Sentinel General Practices (SGP)-based estimates of suicide incidence among inhabitants of Belgium or Flanders * and suicide mortality data by population age groups over four periods
| Annual incidence per 100 000 inhabitants and 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1995† | SGP estimates Belgium | Suicide mortality Belgium | p‡ |
| <65 years | 19.5 (15.3 to 24.4) | 18.9 (18.4 to 19.4) | 0.802 |
| ≥65 years | 26.6 (16.0 to 41.5) | 34.6 (33.0 to 36.3) | 0.249 |
| Total | 20.6 (16.6 to 25.1) | 21.4 (20.9 to 21.9) | |
| 2000–2001† | SGP estimates Flanders | Suicide mortality Flanders | |
| <65 years | 18.5 (12.3 to 26.7) | 18.4 (17.5 to 19.2) | 0.979 |
| ≥65 years | 26.5 (11.4 to 52.2) | 24.8 (22.7 to 27.1) | 0.856 |
| Total | 19.8 (13.9 to 27.4) | 19.5 (18.7 to 20.3) | |
| 2007–2008† | SGP estimates Belgium | Suicide mortality Belgium | |
| <65 years | 12.1 (8.5 to 16.7) | 17.4 (16.8 to 18.0) | 0.028 |
| ≥65 years | 24.4 (13.7 to 40.2) | 21.4 (19.9 to 22.9) | 0.613 |
| Total | 14.2 (10.6 to 18.6) | 18.1 (17.5 to 18.7) | |
| 2011–2012 | SGP estimates Flanders | Suicide mortality Flanders | |
| <65 years | 17.7 (12.0 to 25.2) | 16.6 (15.8 to 17.4) | 0.714 |
| ≥65 years | 22.7 (10.4 to 43.2) | 23.2 (21.3 to 25.2) | 0.954 |
| Total | 18.6 (13.3 to 25.4) | 17.8 (17.1 to 18.5) | |
*Statistics available at http://www.zorg-en-gezondheid.be/Cijfers/Sterftecijfers/Statistiek-van-de-doodsoorzaken/ and https://spma.wiv-isp.be/SitePages/Home.aspx.
†Figures for 1993–1995, 2000–2001 and 2007–2008 were published previously.17
‡Two-sample test of proportion.