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Data on annual mortality for persons over 65 years of age with external cause\u2010of\u2010death codes E950\u2013E959 were obtained from the Death Certification data file provided by the Department of Health and used in the analysis. The suicide rate for each 5\u2010year age group over 65 years old increased during the 11\u2010year period. Elderly males had the highest suicide rate and experienced an increased rate of 49% during the decade. The average suicide ratio between elderly males and females was about 2:1. Never\u2010married males had the highest age\u2010adjusted as well as sex\u2010 and marital status\u2010specific suicide rates, and showed an increased rate of 66% over the 11\u2010year period. Geographical variations in suicide rates were significant, with the lest urbanized eastern Taiwan having a higher rate than other regions. Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation were the most used methods for committing suicide by the elderly, but their use had decreased from 63% to 54% during the decade; but jumping off a building and drowning increased significantly. Variation in suicide rate among months was not significant. 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