Table 3 Cohort characteristics of poisonings as suicides, undetermined intents, and unintentional, percentage with 96% CI, 1997–2011, by sex

Married

20.9 (19.3-22.5)

20.9 (18.5-23.3)

20.1 (18.1-22.1)

22.6 (21.0-24.2)

10.1 (8.9-11.3)

12.0 (11.0-13.0)

Divorced

32.5 (30.6-34.4)

36.5 (33.7-39.3)

31.4 (29.1-33.7)

25.9 (24.3-27.5)

27.0 (25.2-28.8)

25.6 (24.3-26.9)

Unmarried

31.0 (29.1-32.9)

31.9 (29.2-34.6)

28.1 (25.8-30.4)

44.8 (42.9-46.7)

59.9 (57.9-61.9)

58.1 (56.6-59.6)

Widowed

15.5 (14.0-17.0)

10.8 (9.0-12.6)

20.3 (18.3-22.3)

6.8 (5.9-7.7)

2.9 (2.2-3.6)

4.3 (3.7-4.9)

Born outside Sweden

Yes

15.4 (13.9-16.9)

14.2 (12.2-16.2)

15.1 (13.3-16.9)

12.7 (11.5-13.9)

12.4 (11.0-13.8)

15.4 (14.3-16.5)

No

84.6 (83.1-86.1)

85.8 (83.8-87.8)

85.1 (83.3-86.9)

87.3 (86.1-88.5)

87.6 (86.2-89.0)

84.6 (83.5-85.7)

Education*

−9 years

27.2 (24.9-29.5)

34.9 (31.4-38.4)

31.4 (27.6-35.2)

31.6 (29.4-33.8)

37.6 (34.9-40.3)

40.2 (38.0-42.4)

9-12 years

48.5 (45.9-51.1)

48.3 (44.7-51.9)

52.2 (48.1-56.3)

50.3 (47.9-52.7)

50.3 (47.5-53.1)

50.3 (48.1-52.5)

>12 years

24.3 (22.1-26.5)

16.8 (14.1-19.5)

16.4 (13.3-19.5)

18.1 (16.3-19.9)

12.2 (10.4-14.0)

9.6 (8.3-10.9)

Hospitalization self-inflicted harm**

1 year

10.1 (8.9-11.3)

6.5 (5.1-7.9)

2.7 (1.9-3.5)

7.9 (6.9-8.9)

4.5 (3.6-5.4)

2.4 (1.9-2.9)

3 years

18.0 (16.4-19.6)

11.9 (10.0-13.8)

6.7 (5.4-8.0)

13.0 (11.7-14.3)

8.6 (7.4-9.8)

5.6 (4.9-6.3)

5 years

22.1 (20.4-23.8)

16.1 (14.0-18.2)

8.3 (6.9-9.7)

15.4 (14.0-16.8)

10.9 (9.6-12.2)

7.3 (6.5-8.1)

None

49.8 (47.8-51.8)

65.5 (62.7-68.3)

82.2 (80.3-84.1)

63.8 (62.0-65.6)

75.9 (74.1-77.7)

84.7 (83.6-85.8)

Psychiatric hospitalization**

1 year

20.9 (19.3-22.5)

12.1 (10.2-14.0)

5.3 (4.2-6.4)

15.4 (14.0-16.8)

9.1 (7.9-10.3)

5.3 (4.6-6.0)

3 years

30.1 (28.2-32.0)

20.4 (18.1-22.7)

9.8 (8.3-11.3)

22.5 (20.9-24.1)

17.8 (16.2-19.4)

10.5 (9.6-11.4)

5 years

35.0 (33.1-36.9)

25.3 (22.8-27.8)

13.4 (11.7-15.1)

26.1 (24.5-27.7)

21.8 (20.1-23.5)

13.8 (12.8-14.8)

None

14.0 (12.6-15.4)

42.2 (39.3-45.1)

71.5 (69.2-73.8)

36.0 (34.2-37.8)

51.3 (49.2-53.4)

70.3 (68.9-71.7)

Hospitalization abuse**

1 year

5.2 (4.3-6.1)

12.1 (10.2-14.0)

8.0 (6.6-9.4)

8.0 (7.0-9.0)

16.4 (14.9-17.9)

14.5 (13.5-15.5)

3 years

9.0 (7.8-10.2)

19.2 (16.9-21.5)

14.0 (12.2-15.8)

13.2 (11.9-14.5)

27.3 (25.5-29.1)

24.1 (22.8-25.4)

5 years

10.9 (9.6-12.2)

22.7 (20.3-25.1)

17.4 (15.5-19.3)

15.7 (14.3-17.1)

32.6 (30.7-34.5)

28.8 (27.5-30.1)

None

74.9 (73.1-76.7)

45.9 (43.0-48.8)

60.6 (58.1-63.1)

63.2 (61.4-65.0)

23.7 (22.0-25.4)

32.6 (31.2-34.0)

Age groups

15-24

5.6 (4.6-6.6)

5.4 (4.0-6.8)

5.3 (4.2-6.4)

5.0 (4.2-5.8)

9.8 (8.5-11.1)

8.9 (8.1-9.7)

25-44

27.5 (25.6-29.4)

24.3 (21.6-27.0)

17.9 (16.0-19.8)

33.5 (31.7-35.3)

38.6 (36.4-40.8)

32.5 (31.1-33.9)

45-64

42.1 (40.0-44.2)

52.3 (49.2-55.4)

41.8 (39.3-44.3)

41.7 (39.8-43.6)

40.8 (38.6-43.0)

41.9 (40.4-43.4)