Table 2
Mean number of health care visits in past year of suicides and non-suicides, by service type and ICD diagnostic chapter, population aged 25 to 64 registered to receive health services, Alberta, 2002/2003 to 2005/2006

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.










Standard table symbols

ICD-9 Diagnostic Chapter Suicides Non-suicides Suicide/ Non- suicide ratio
Number Mean 95% confidence interval Standard error Number Mean 95% confidence interval Standard error
from to from to
Physician visits (ICD-9)
Total   10,736 12.57 11.50 13.64 0.55 12,345,668 7.05 7.03 7.06 0.01 1.8
5 Mental disorders 4,492 5.26 4.49 6.03 0.39 1,045,061 0.60 0.59 0.60 0.00 8.8
Anxiety/Neurosis/Stress
1,442 1.69 1.23 2.14 0.23 381,658 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.00 7.8
Depressive disorders
1,523 1.78 1.47 2.10 0.16 392,380 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.00 8.0
Substance-related disorders
235 0.28 0.19 0.36 0.04 39,241 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 12.3
6 Nervous and sense organs 407 0.48 0.32 0.63 0.08 594,806 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.00 1.4
8 Respiratory 450 0.53 0.45 0.61 0.04 887,828 0.51 0.50 0.51 0.00 1.0
10 Genitourinary 215 0.25 0.19 0.31 0.03 684,953 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.00 0.6
12 Skin and subcutaneous 318 0.37 0.28 0.46 0.05 521,175 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.00 1.3
13 Musculoskeletal 1,195 1.40 1.16 1.64 0.12 2,116,594 1.21 1.20 1.21 0.00 1.2
16 Symptoms and signs 1,211 1.42 1.20 1.64 0.11 1,385,894 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.00 1.8
17 Injury and poisoning 754 0.88 0.72 1.05 0.08 1,399,248 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.00 1.1
VC Factors influencing health 511 0.60 0.45 0.74 0.07 1,559,665 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.00 0.7
All other Chapters (and uncoded) 1,183 1.39 1.21 1.57 0.09 2,150,444 1.23 1.22 1.23 0.00 1.1
Emergency department visits (ICD-10)
Total   1,968 2.30 1.85 2.76 0.23 855,770 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.00 4.7
V Mental and behavioural 485 0.57 0.46 0.67 0.05 36,083 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 27.6
Anxiety/Neurosis/Stress
112 0.13 0.09 0.17 0.02 11,258 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 20.4
Depressive disorders
135 0.16 0.12 0.20 0.02 6,230 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.5
Substance-related disorders
104 0.12 0.09 0.16 0.02 11,533 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 18.5
VI Nervous 62 0.07 0.01 0.13 0.03 26,856 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 4.7
X Respiratory 62 0.07 0.05 0.10 0.01 71,936 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.00 1.8
XI Digestive 85 0.10 0.07 0.13 0.02 55,643 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00 3.1
XII Skin and subcutaneous 57 0.07 0.04 0.09 0.01 28,026 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 4.2
XIII Musculoskeletal 102 0.12 0.08 0.16 0.02 56,947 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00 3.7
XVIII Symptoms and signs 185 0.22 0.18 0.26 0.02 110,800 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.00 3.4
XIX Injury and poisoning 423 0.50 0.43 0.56 0.03 179,922 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.00 4.8
XXI Factors influencing health 394 0.46 0.13 0.79 0.17 158,958 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.00 5.1
All other Chapters 113 0.13 0.10 0.17 0.02 130,599 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.00 1.8
Inpatient separations (ICD-10)
Total   452 0.53 0.45 0.61 0.04 147,507 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.00 6.3
II Neoplasms 9 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 9,651 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 1.9
V Mental and behavioural 292 0.34 0.28 0.40 0.03 12,347 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 48.5
Anxiety/Neurosis/Stress
42 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.01 1,696 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.8
Depressive disorders
83 0.10 0.07 0.13 0.02 2,802 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.8
Substance-related disorders
65 0.08 0.05 0.10 0.01 2,750 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 48.5
IX Circulatory 11 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 10,427 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 2.2
X Respiratory 17 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.01 6,644 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.3
XI Digestive 22 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.01 16,128 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 2.8
XIV Genitourinary system 8 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 10,480 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 1.6
XV Pregnancy and childbirth 5 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 34,666 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.3
XIX Injury and poisoning 41 0.05 0.03 0.07 0.01 12,424 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 6.8
XXI Factors influencing health 12 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.00 8,666 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 2.8
All other Chapters 35 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.01 26,074 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.00 2.8
suicides N=854; non-suicides N=1,752,323
2004/2005 flscal year
Notes: Physician claims on same day in same facility with same diagnosis and provider specialty are consolidated. Excludes emergency department visits and inpatient separations on day of death.
Sources: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Population Registry, Alberta Health and Wellness Death Database, Alberta Health and Wellness Physician Claims flles, Alberta Ambulatory Care Classiflca- tion System, Alberta Health and Wellness Inpatient Hospital flles.