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Table 6 Suicide rates ( n /100,000/year) in different kinds of Hungarian settlements in 1970, 1980, and 2010

From: Suicide in Hungary-epidemiological and clinical perspectives

Type of settlement

Gender

1970

1980

2010

Capital city (Budapest)

Male

41.71

49.55

31.91

Female

29.12

42.16

11.61

Total

35.08

45.63

20.89

Towns with county’s rights (a.k.a. urban counties)

Male

43.19

53.74

33.91

Female

23.00

29.34

10.65

Total

32.79

41.07

21.44

Towns

Male

50.01

54.13

41.21

Female

21.99

23.04

10.44

Total

35.71

38.16

25.18

Villages

Male

54.88

77.57

48.11

Female

15.19

21.23

9.24

 

Total

34.52

48.85

28.26

  1. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest, Hungary.