Table 5

Cumulative Incidence of Deaths Due to All Causes and Specific Causes

Cause of DeathaSelf-Harm Cohort (n = 30,017)Comparison Cohort (n = 600,258)
Deaths, No.Cumulative Incidence, % (95% CI)Deaths, No.Cumulative Incidence, % (95% CI)
All causes
 At 1 y3011.07 (0.96–1.20)6340.11 (0.10–0.12)
 At 5 y7393.47 (3.22–3.73)2,7770.68 (0.66–0.71)
 At 10 y9466.53 (6.04–7.06)4,4551.79 (1.73–1.85)
All natural causes
 At 1 y1260.46 (0.38–0.54)5510.10 (0.09–0.11)
 At 5 y4062.01 (1.82–2.22)2,4350.60 (0.58–0.63)
 At 10 y5634.43 (4.00–4.90)3,9891.63 (1.57–1.69)
All unnatural causes
 At 1 y1750.62 (0.53–0.72)830.01 (0.01–0.02)
 At 5 y3331.49 (1.33–1.66)3420.08 (0.07–0.09)
 At 10 y3832.21 (1.95–2.49)4660.16 (0.15–0.18)
Suicide
 At 1 y1400.50 (0.42–0.58)270.00 (0.00–0.01)
 At 5 y2341.00 (0.88–1.14)1310.03 (0.03–0.04)
 At 10 y2581.33 (1.15–1.53)1820.07 (0.06–0.08)
Accidental
 At 1 y350.12 (0.09–0.17)540.01 (0.01–0.01)
 At 5 y970.48 (0.39–0.59)2010.05 (0.04–0.05)
 At 10 y1230.88 (0.70–1.09)2730.09 (0.08–0.11)
Alcohol related
 At 1 y260.09 (0.06–0.14)400.01 (0.01–0.01)
 At 5 y940.48 (0.39–0.59)1650.04 (0.03–0.05)
 At 10 y1321.03 (0.84–1.27)2600.10 (0.09–0.12)
Drug poisoning
 At 1 y490.17 (0.13–0.23)200.00 (0.00–0.01)
 At 5 y1160.54 (0.45–0.65)730.02 (0.01–0.02)
 At 10 y1380.86 (0.70–1.06)900.03 (0.02–0.03)
  • a Causes delineated as indicated in Table 3 and Table 4 footnotes.