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Suicides and suicide rate, by sex and by age group

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Suicides and suicide rate, by sex and by age group
(Both sexes)
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
  Both sexes
  suicide rate per 100,000 population
All ages1 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.3 11.6
10 to 14 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0
15 to 19 9.9 10.1 10.2 9.9 9.9
20 to 24 14.0 12.9 14.0 12.1 13.2
25 to 29 13.6 12.6 11.5 12.7 10.4
30 to 34 14.3 14.5 13.2 14.2 12.7
35 to 39 16.6 16.1 17.5 16.2 16.1
40 to 44 17.0 16.1 17.0 14.9 18.0
45 to 49 19.2 17.8 18.0 17.4 18.2
50 to 54 18.4 17.7 18.5 17.6 17.7
55 to 59 15.9 15.3 15.8 14.3 14.6
60 to 64 11.9 13.0 13.4 12.0 11.0
65 to 69 9.1 10.6 12.4 10.3 11.6
70 to 74 12.3 11.1 10.1 10.3 9.5
75 to 79 11.1 10.0 10.1 10.3 13.1
80 to 84 6.9 10.5 9.1 10.3 10.5
85 to 89 10.4 12.7 11.4 11.8 9.6
90 and older 7.8 11.2 15.1 6.9 7.6

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