Table 1

Mortality rate per 100 000 person-years of suicides and all-cause deaths with 95% CIs by sex and educational status, for individuals aged 18–39 during 1993–2011 in Sweden

Mortality
SuicideAll-cause death
Educational statusNRate (95% CI)NRate (95% CI)
Men
 Secondary or lower174641.0 (39.1 to 42.9)5 620132.0 (128.6 to 135.5)
 Upper secondary276622.3 (21.5 to 23.1)8 76170.6 (69.1 to 72.1)
 Ongoing university35819.0 (17.0 to 21.0)90748.2 (45.0 to 51.3)
 Attained university53910.4 (9.6 to 11.3)1 81335.1 (33.5 to 36.7)
Women
 Secondary or lower61017.3 (15.9 to 18.7)2 12260.1 (57.6 to 62.7)
 Upper secondary8587.8 (7.3 to 8.3)3 56032.5 (31.4 to 33.5)
 Ongoing university1837.2 (6.2 to 8.3)57822.8 (21.0 to 24.7)
 Attained university2564.3 (3.8 to 4.9)1 31122.2 (21.0 to 23.4)
  • N, number of deaths.