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Table 1 Total number of suicides, average population size, and age-adjusted suicide rates per 100,000 persons, over the period 2001 to 2010, males and females, Australia

From: Occupational class differences in suicide: evidence of changes over time and during the global financial crisis in Australia

 

ANZSCO major grouping

Suicides (total)

Population size (average)

Age adjusted suicide rates per 100,000

Males

Managers

335

488,908

7.73

 

Professionals

911

776,735

13.29

 

Tech/trade

2,387

1,081,134

21.12

 

Comm Service

459

275,976

17.2

 

Clerical admin

295

3,170,080

5.26

 

Sales

361

376,916

13.59

 

Machinery

985

559,941

20.83

 

Labourers

1,536

562,885

34.6

 

Farmers

236

130,679

19.03

Females

Managers

60

254,981

2.72

 

Professionals

382

846,019

5.12

 

Tech/trade

117

173,422

3.64

 

Comm Service

237

510,282

3.7

 

Clerical admin

258

9,888,775

1.39

 

Sales

135

545,130

2.94

 

Machinery

20

77,776

2.92

 

Labourers

133

316,143

5.24

 

Farmers

18

56,133

3.31