Table 1

Number of serious suicide attempts (SSAs) resulting in either death or hospitalisation by residency (urban/rural) and sex in selected sites of Shandong, China*

All SSAsHospitalised and survivedHospitalised but diedTotal SSA hospitalisationsSSA deaths without hospitalisationTotal SSA deaths
Urban
 Female154 (100)104 (67.5)18 (11.7)122 (79.2)32 (20.8)50 (32.5)
 Male132 (100)69 (52.3)17 (12.9)86 (65.2)46 (34.8)63 (47.7)
 Both sexes286 (100)173 (60.5)35 (12.2)208 (72.7)78 (27.3)113 (39.5)
Rural
 Female1174 (100)637 (54.3)100 (8.5)737 (62.8)437 (37.2)537 (45.7)
 Male1111 (100)505 (45.5)103 (9.3)608 (54.7)503 (45.3)606 (54.5)
 Both sexes2285 (100)1142 (50.0)203 (8.9)1345 (58.9)940 (41.1)1143 (50.0)
Total
 Female1328 (100)741 (55.8)118 (8.9)859 (64.7)469 (35.3)587 (44.2)
 Male1243 (100)574 (46.2)120 (9.7)694 (55.8)549 (44.2)669 (53.8)
 Both sexes2571 (100)1315 (51.1)238 (9.3)1553 (60.4)1018 (39.6)1256 (48.9)
  • χ2 test for fatality rates between sub-groups.