Table 2

Summary statistics, population attributable fractions (PAFs) and heat-attributable burden of suicide by climate zone in Australia, 2003

Climate zonesPopulationMFT (°C)Burden weighted by population
PAFs (%)Heat-attributableburden
Heat attributable burden(per 10 000 population)
YLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALY
Af: Tropical rainforest22 57224.75116.11.3117.31.41.60.021.60.70.010.7
Am: Tropical monsoon152 72626.76785.28.5793.75.341.60.542.12.70.032.8
Aw: Tropical savanna (dry-winter)443 31727.332279.224.52303.86.2141.31.5142.83.20.033.2
BSh: Hot semi-arid (steppe)293 25227.641507.716.21523.90.69.050.19.10.30.000.3
BSk: Cold semi-arid (steppe)1 711 92412.178801.594.78896.210.0880.29.5889.65.10.065.2
BWh: Hot arid (desert)222 81426.781145.612.31157.92.225.20.325.51.10.011.1
BWk: Cold arid (desert)99 32411.1510.75.5516.114.071.50.872.37.20.087.3
Cfa: Humid subtropical8 647 18921.5244 457.7478.444 936.11.1489.035.3494.30.60.010.6
Cfb: Oceanic5 390 3049.627 713.1298.228 011.323.26429.469.26498.611.90.1312.1
Csa: Mediterranean hot summer1 775 81914.119130.098.29228.217.11561.216.81578.08.80.098.9
Csb: Mediterranean warm/cool summer852 70110.544384.047.24431.22.4105.21.1106.31.20.011.2
Cwa: Dry-winter humid subtropical108 79526.69559.46.0565.40.42.20.022.30.20.000.2
National19 720 737101 390109110 24819757.61059862.64.90.055.0
Climate zonesPopulationMFT (°C)Burden weighted by population
PAFs (%)Heat-attributableburden
Heat attributable burden(per 10 000 population)
YLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALY
Af: Tropical rainforest22 57224.75116.11.3117.31.41.60.021.60.70.010.7
Am: Tropical monsoon152 72626.76785.28.5793.75.341.60.542.12.70.032.8
Aw: Tropical savanna (dry-winter)443 31727.332279.224.52303.86.2141.31.5142.83.20.033.2
BSh: Hot semi-arid (steppe)293 25227.641507.716.21523.90.69.050.19.10.30.000.3
BSk: Cold semi-arid (steppe)1 711 92412.178801.594.78896.210.0880.29.5889.65.10.065.2
BWh: Hot arid (desert)222 81426.781145.612.31157.92.225.20.325.51.10.011.1
BWk: Cold arid (desert)99 32411.1510.75.5516.114.071.50.872.37.20.087.3
Cfa: Humid subtropical8 647 18921.5244 457.7478.444 936.11.1489.035.3494.30.60.010.6
Cfb: Oceanic5 390 3049.627 713.1298.228 011.323.26429.469.26498.611.90.1312.1
Csa: Mediterranean hot summer1 775 81914.119130.098.29228.217.11561.216.81578.08.80.098.9
Csb: Mediterranean warm/cool summer852 70110.544384.047.24431.22.4105.21.1106.31.20.011.2
Cwa: Dry-winter humid subtropical108 79526.69559.46.0565.40.42.20.022.30.20.000.2
National19 720 737101 390109110 24819757.61059862.64.90.055.0

MFT, most frequent temperature; YLL, years of life lost; YLD, years of healthy life lost due to disability; DALY, disability adjusted life-years. PAFs, population attributable fractions.

Table 2

Summary statistics, population attributable fractions (PAFs) and heat-attributable burden of suicide by climate zone in Australia, 2003

Climate zonesPopulationMFT (°C)Burden weighted by population
PAFs (%)Heat-attributableburden
Heat attributable burden(per 10 000 population)
YLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALY
Af: Tropical rainforest22 57224.75116.11.3117.31.41.60.021.60.70.010.7
Am: Tropical monsoon152 72626.76785.28.5793.75.341.60.542.12.70.032.8
Aw: Tropical savanna (dry-winter)443 31727.332279.224.52303.86.2141.31.5142.83.20.033.2
BSh: Hot semi-arid (steppe)293 25227.641507.716.21523.90.69.050.19.10.30.000.3
BSk: Cold semi-arid (steppe)1 711 92412.178801.594.78896.210.0880.29.5889.65.10.065.2
BWh: Hot arid (desert)222 81426.781145.612.31157.92.225.20.325.51.10.011.1
BWk: Cold arid (desert)99 32411.1510.75.5516.114.071.50.872.37.20.087.3
Cfa: Humid subtropical8 647 18921.5244 457.7478.444 936.11.1489.035.3494.30.60.010.6
Cfb: Oceanic5 390 3049.627 713.1298.228 011.323.26429.469.26498.611.90.1312.1
Csa: Mediterranean hot summer1 775 81914.119130.098.29228.217.11561.216.81578.08.80.098.9
Csb: Mediterranean warm/cool summer852 70110.544384.047.24431.22.4105.21.1106.31.20.011.2
Cwa: Dry-winter humid subtropical108 79526.69559.46.0565.40.42.20.022.30.20.000.2
National19 720 737101 390109110 24819757.61059862.64.90.055.0
Climate zonesPopulationMFT (°C)Burden weighted by population
PAFs (%)Heat-attributableburden
Heat attributable burden(per 10 000 population)
YLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALYYLLYLDDALY
Af: Tropical rainforest22 57224.75116.11.3117.31.41.60.021.60.70.010.7
Am: Tropical monsoon152 72626.76785.28.5793.75.341.60.542.12.70.032.8
Aw: Tropical savanna (dry-winter)443 31727.332279.224.52303.86.2141.31.5142.83.20.033.2
BSh: Hot semi-arid (steppe)293 25227.641507.716.21523.90.69.050.19.10.30.000.3
BSk: Cold semi-arid (steppe)1 711 92412.178801.594.78896.210.0880.29.5889.65.10.065.2
BWh: Hot arid (desert)222 81426.781145.612.31157.92.225.20.325.51.10.011.1
BWk: Cold arid (desert)99 32411.1510.75.5516.114.071.50.872.37.20.087.3
Cfa: Humid subtropical8 647 18921.5244 457.7478.444 936.11.1489.035.3494.30.60.010.6
Cfb: Oceanic5 390 3049.627 713.1298.228 011.323.26429.469.26498.611.90.1312.1
Csa: Mediterranean hot summer1 775 81914.119130.098.29228.217.11561.216.81578.08.80.098.9
Csb: Mediterranean warm/cool summer852 70110.544384.047.24431.22.4105.21.1106.31.20.011.2
Cwa: Dry-winter humid subtropical108 79526.69559.46.0565.40.42.20.022.30.20.000.2
National19 720 737101 390109110 24819757.61059862.64.90.055.0

MFT, most frequent temperature; YLL, years of life lost; YLD, years of healthy life lost due to disability; DALY, disability adjusted life-years. PAFs, population attributable fractions.

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