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Figure 4-3 Taiwan's Suicide Deaths and Suicide Mortality Rate, 1995-2023

Mortality Rate
Deaths Suicide Deaths Toll Suicide Crude Age-Standardized (per 100,000 Population)
Mortality Rate Suicide Mortality Rate
Rank in the Ten Leading
6,000 20
Causes of Death 18.8 19.3
17.9
17.2 17.6
16.6 16.8 16.8 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.7
5,000 16.2 15.7 16 15.5 16.2
15.3 15.2 15.1 15.3 15.1 15.3
14.2 14.7 15
13.6 4,406 14.7 13.8
4,406
4,000 12.4 12.8 13.6 4,282 4,128 12.3 13.1 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.3 12.7
4,282
4,128
4,063
3,933
3,898
3,889
11.1 12.5 3,933 4,063 3,889 3,766 11.8 3,765 3,871 3,865 3,864 11.8 11.6 3,787 3,898
3,871 3,865 3,864
3,787
3,766
3,765
10.4 11.7 3,675 3,656 3,585
3,656
3,675
3,585
3,565 3,542
3,507
3,468
10 10 3,468 3,507 3,565 3,542
3,000 10.6 3,195 10
3,195
8.7 10 9.8 10 3,053
3,053
7.8 8.6 2,781
2,781
2,471
2,471
2,281
2,000 7.6 2,281
2,172 2,177
2,172 2,177
1,847 5
1,847
1,618
1,618
1,000
10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 11
0 0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Year
Source: Department of Mental Health, MOHW
emotions, negative emotions among nationals 10,000 people.) There were 96 daytime psychiatric
of different countries, our country ranked 31st, rehabilitation institutions (with an admission capacity
placing first in East Asia. This demonstrates that the of 4,352 individuals), 175 residential psychiatric
aforementioned mental health promotion has had a rehabilitation institutions (with 7,478 beds), 6,047
certain effectiveness. individuals in psychiatric day care centers, and 46
7. In 2023, the Mental Health Month event was held, with psychiatric nursing homes (with a total of 4,893
9 press conferences and 14 large-scale promotions beds).
organized across various counties and cities. A total 3. The MOHW subsidized local governments to
of 28,526 individuals participated in these events. recruit 596 outreach community care visitors
Additionally, 82 promotional activities were conducted, and supervisors. In 2023, 98,592 outreach visits
with a total of 1,541,024 participants. were made to an accumulated total of 773,796
psychiatric patients.
Section 2 Psychiatric Health Services
4. In accordance with the "Mental Health Act,"
1. The MOHW continued to utilize the seven regional the process of reviewing and handling cases
psychiatric care networks. Within these networks, involving mandatory hospitalization and mandatory
designated core hospitals promote mental health community treatment for severely mentally ill
within the region, develop the regional psychiatric patients were carried out. In 2023, there were
care network. 570 applications, including 528 applications for
2. In 2023, there were 598 psychiatric care institutions mandatory hospitalization and 42 applications for
in Taiwan (203 hospitals and 395 clinics), with a mandatory community treatment. (Table 4-3)
combined total of 20,797 beds available (including 5. In 2023, 3 psychiatric hospitals, 79 psychiatric
7,425 beds for general acute psychiatric care rehabilitation institutions (including 24 day-care
and 13,372 beds for general chronic psychiatric facilities and 55 residential facilities), and 3 mental
care, averaging approximately 9.02 beds for every nursing homes completed evaluations.
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