Table 2

The decomposition of the decline in China's suicide rate during 2000–2010 (%)

	Male					Female
			Suicide rate					Suicide rate
	Age structure	Urbanising rate	Urban	Rural	Total	Age structure	Urbanising rate	Urban	Rural	Total
10–19	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.1	1.7	0.4	0.2	−0.1	1.3	1.7
20–29	0.9	0.9	0.6	4.5	6.9	1.0	1.2	0.9	8.3	11.4
30–39	1.8	1.5	1.1	10.1	14.6	2.1	2.3	1.1	12.9	18.4
40–49	−2.1	1.3	1.1	9.8	10.0	−2.3	1.2	0.6	10.9	10.5
50–59	−3.7	1.5	−0.2	9.3	6.8	−3.5	1.2	0.2	8.7	6.6
60–69	−2.1	1.1	−0.6	10.9	9.3	−1.6	0.8	−0.3	6.3	5.2
70–79	−4.6	1.6	−1.0	6.1	2.1	−2.9	1.4	−0.4	6.8	5.0
80+	−4.9	0.9	−1.2	−1.2	−6.4	−3.7	0.6	−1.0	0.3	−3.8
Total	−14.5	8.8	−0.1	50.7	45.0	−10.5	8.9	1.2	55.4	55.0