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Table 2 Suicide rates by income and sex for the three regions, 1996–2008

From: Suicide rates and income in São Paulo and Brazil: a temporal and spatial epidemiologic analysis from 1996 to 2008

Regions

Sex

Rate per 100,000

Area 1 (wealthiest)

Area 2 (mid-income)

Area 3 (poorest)

All areas

Brazil

Total

7.1

6.2

4.3

6.2

Men

11.8

10.0

6.9

10.2

Women

2.8

2.5

1.8

2.5

State of São Paulo

Total

6.6

6.9

7.4

6.6

Men

11.0

11.3

12.3

11.1

Women

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

City of São Paulo

Total

6.2

6.2

3.8

5.4

Men

9.7

10.5

6.3

8.9

 

Women

3.2

2.4

1.6

2.4