In Taiwan, the rate of suicide among elderly women is 3.2 times higher than the rate for women in general, while the corresponding ratio is 4.2 in Singapore and 2.4 in Japan. In contrast, the ratio is only 1.2 in the US and 1.5 in the UK, Sweden and Australia--countries with a developed system of welfare provision for the elderly.
若以老年婦女自殺率與女性人口總自殺率比較，台灣老年婦女自殺率是女性總自殺率的三．二倍，新加坡四．二倍，日本二．四倍；比老人福利較健全的美國一．二倍，英國、瑞典、澳洲一．五倍都高出許多。