Table 4

Incidence rate ratio of suicide and all-cause death by educational status, with 95% CIs for men and women aged 18–39, residents in Sweden, between 1993 and 2011

SuicideAll-cause death
Educational statusModel IModel II*Model IModel II*
Men
 Secondary or lower3.93 (3.57 to 4.33)4.76 (4.31 to 5.25)3.76 (3.57 to 3.97)4.66 (4.41 to 4.91)
 Upper secondary2.14 (1.95 to 2.34)2.39 (2.18 to 2.62)2.01 (1.91 to 2.12)2.28 (2.17 to 2.40)
 Ongoing university1.82 (1.60 to 2.08)2.37 (2.07 to 2.72)1.37 (1.27 to 1.49)1.88 (1.73 to 2.04)
 Attained university1111
Women
 Secondary or lower3.99 (3.45 to 4.62)4.90 (4.22 to 5.69)2.71 (2.53 to 2.90)3.67 (3.42 to 3.94)
 Upper secondary1.81 (1.57 to 2.08)2.01 (1.75 to 2.32)1.46 (1.37 to 1.56)1.71 (1.61 to 1.83)
 Ongoing university1.67 (1.38 to 2.02)2.15 (1.77 to 2.61)1.03 (0.93 to 1.13)1.55 (1.40 to 1.71)
 Attained university1111
  • Attained university education is reference category.

  • *Adjusted for age (18–24), (25–29) and (30–39).