Showing posts with label suicide statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suicide statistics. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Suicide Statistics in Scotland from 1982-2001
NUMBER OF SUICIDES OVER LAST 20 YEARS
This graph breaks down completed male suicides and undetermined deaths in Scotland from 1982 to 2001 by age group.
From the above graph, I can easily identify that the male whose age between 15-34 are slightly higher than the age group betweent 35-54, but dramatically higher than the age group 55-74. So young males are main group of suicide in Scotland.
This graph breaks down completed female suicides and undetermined deaths in Scotland from 1982 to 2001 by age group.
From this graph, I can see the suicide rate has not huge difference between the three age groups in famale suicide.
Note: The figures above include deaths from international self-harm (suicides) and events of undetermined intent (undetermined deaths). It is believed that the majority of undetermined deaths are hidden suicides (though this is less likely to be the case for the small numbers of cases aged under 15 - not shown here).
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF TOTAL SUICIDE RATES
This graph shows male and female international comparisons for suicide rates using the last available figures from the World Health Organization for each country.
The male suicide in the Europe is universally much higher than famale suicide.
PERCENTAGE OF SUICIDES (MALE AND FEMALE) WITH A PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY, OVER LAST 11 YEARS
This graph shows the percentage of suicides in Scotland comparing male, female and both, who have a psychiatric history since 1990.
But males who have psychiatric history tend to kill themselves in a low percentage.
This graph shows the number of admissions to/discharges from hospital in Scotland resulting from episodes of self-harm.
About 3% of those admitted to hospital after deliberate self-harm die by suicide within 5-10 years of initial admission.
1% die by suicide or undetermined cause within a year after admission.
Compare with male, obviously famales tend to commit self harm rather than commit a suicide.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2002/12/15873/14474
This graph breaks down completed male suicides and undetermined deaths in Scotland from 1982 to 2001 by age group.
From the above graph, I can easily identify that the male whose age between 15-34 are slightly higher than the age group betweent 35-54, but dramatically higher than the age group 55-74. So young males are main group of suicide in Scotland.
This graph breaks down completed female suicides and undetermined deaths in Scotland from 1982 to 2001 by age group.
From this graph, I can see the suicide rate has not huge difference between the three age groups in famale suicide.
Note: The figures above include deaths from international self-harm (suicides) and events of undetermined intent (undetermined deaths). It is believed that the majority of undetermined deaths are hidden suicides (though this is less likely to be the case for the small numbers of cases aged under 15 - not shown here).
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF TOTAL SUICIDE RATES
This graph shows male and female international comparisons for suicide rates using the last available figures from the World Health Organization for each country.
The male suicide in the Europe is universally much higher than famale suicide.
PERCENTAGE OF SUICIDES (MALE AND FEMALE) WITH A PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY, OVER LAST 11 YEARS
This graph shows the percentage of suicides in Scotland comparing male, female and both, who have a psychiatric history since 1990.
But males who have psychiatric history tend to kill themselves in a low percentage.
This graph shows the number of admissions to/discharges from hospital in Scotland resulting from episodes of self-harm.
About 3% of those admitted to hospital after deliberate self-harm die by suicide within 5-10 years of initial admission.
1% die by suicide or undetermined cause within a year after admission.
Compare with male, obviously famales tend to commit self harm rather than commit a suicide.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2002/12/15873/14474
Friday, 18 January 2008
Got an Example on Pre-suicide
Suicide prevention package in the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA.
This case study reminded me to think about suicide barriers, but I have no idea so far. I brought a couple of books today, so read them first.
'Suicide prevention groups in Australia are putting up foucus around bridges and other jump from. Similar projects have been completed at suicide 'hotspots' such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. Researchers say these barriers create delays, which may make a suicidal person change their mind or give rescuers time to reach them.'
---Claire Wallerstein (2004) Need to Know Teenage Suicide, Oxford.
---Claire Wallerstein (2004) Need to Know Teenage Suicide, Oxford.
This case study reminded me to think about suicide barriers, but I have no idea so far. I brought a couple of books today, so read them first.
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