Suicide in Hungary-epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Table 3 Alcohol and tobacco consumption, antidepressant use, unemployment rates and total suicide rates in Hungary

Year	Pure (absolute) alcohol consumption (in liters per capita)	Antidepressant use (DDD/1,000 inhabitants/day)	Unemployment rate (total)	Unemployment rate (male)	Unemployment rate (female)	Tobacco consumption (in kilogram per capita)	Total suicide rate (per 100,000/year)
1961	6.1						25.50
1962	6.2						24.90
1963	6.5						26.80
1964	7.3						28.60
1965	6.8						29.89
1966	6.9						29.63
1967	7.5						31.38
1968	7.7						33.80
1969	8.7						33.20
1970	9.1						34.84
1971	9.5						36.09
1972	9.5						36.99
1973	9.5						36.92
1974	9.4						40.79
1975	10.1						38.56
1976	10.7						40.74
1977	11.3						40.39
1978	11.5						43.20
1979	11.1						44.58
1980	11.7						44.90
1981	11.5						45.55
1982	11.6						43.50
1983	11.4						45.90
1984	11.7						45.89
1985	11.6	2.67				2.1	44.34
1986	11.5	2.74				2.2	45.27
1987	10.8	2.80				2.1	45.02
1988	10.5	3.10				2.1	41.28
1989	11.3	3.40				2.2	41.52
1990	11.1	3.70				2.0	39.84
1991	10.7	3.80				1.8	38.56
1992	10.5	3.90	9.9	11.0	8.7	1.7	38.70
1993	10.6	4.03	12.1	13.5	10.4	1.6	35.83
1994	10.5	5.18	10.8	12.1	9.4	1.6	35.27
1995	10.0	6.48	10.3	11.6	8.7	1.5	32.88
1996	10.3	8.13	10.0	10.9	8.8	1.4	33.67
1997	10.1	10.13	8.8	9.6	7.8	1.5	31.59
1998	10.2	12.29	7.8	8.5	7.0	1.6	32.04
1999	10.1	13.28	7.0	7.5	6.3	1.7	32.98
2000	10.0	13.65	6.4	7.0	5.6	1.5	32.55
2001	11.1	16.28	5.7	6.3	5.0	1.5	29.21
2002	11.2	18.28	5.8	6.1	5.4	1.5	27.94
2003	11.1	21.25	5.9	6.1	5.6	1.5	27.62
2004	11.1	20.88	6.1	6.1	6.1	1.4	27.10
2005	11.0	23.57	7.2	7.0	7.5	1.4	25.96
2006	11.2	25.41	7.5	7.2	7.8	1.5	24.42
2007	10.7	24.61	7.4	7.1	7.6	1.5	24.34
2008	10.0	26.24	7.8	7.6	8.1	1.6	24.66
2009	9.8	26.33	10.0	10.3	9.7		24.53
2010		27.08	11.2	11.6	10.7		24.88
2011		27.60	10.9	11.0	10.9		24.25

Data taken between 1961 and 2011. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest, Hungary; [8, 25].

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