41
National Statistical Office
Chart 4.3 Morbidity Rate of Influenza per 100,000 Population: 2010-2012
Source: Department of Disease Control.
4.5 Mental Health
Economic crisis and rapid changes of society at present have caused wider
impacts on most of the people, such as stress and psychological symptoms.
The proportion of people with mental disorder increased from 2,346 people per
100,000 population in 2010 to 2,677 people per 100,000 population in 2012.
Moreover the stress and mental diseases might lead the patient to commit
suicide. The Department of Mental Health presented that the proportion of
committing suicide increased from 5.9% in 2009 to 6.2% in 2012, the figures also
showed that men committed suicide three times higher than women did.
Table 4.3 Suicide Rate per 100,000 Population by Sex: 2009-2012
Sex
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.2
Male
9.3
9.2
9.5
9.6
Female
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.8
Source: Department of Mental Health.
Rate
Year
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