Age |
18–30 years | 14 | 4 |
31–65 years | 23 | 10 |
≥66 years | 8 | 7 |
Informant |
Parent | 14 | 7 |
Partner | 15 | 6 |
Child | 7 | 6 |
Sibling | 7 | 1 |
Other | 2 | 1 |
Mode of death |
Poisoning: analgesics | 1 | 7 |
Poisoning: psychotropic agents | 3 | 5 |
Poisoning: gases and vapours | 14 | 5 |
Hanging, strangulation, suffocation | 16 | 3 |
Drowning | 2 | – |
Firearms | 3 | – |
Cutting and piercing | 2 | – |
Jumping from high places | 3 | 1 |
Jumping in front of moving object | 1 | – |
Burning | – | – |
Consulted a GP in the month before death |
For any reason | 20 | 13 |
Psychological problem recorded in notes | 12 | 9 |
Treatment offered | 10 | 9 |