Citation

Niemcunowicz-Janica A, Rydzewska-Dudek M, Załuski J, Dopierała T, Janica J, Wardaszka Z, Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek I, Okłota M. Arch. Med. Sadowej Kryminol. 2005; 55(2): 120-124.

Vernacular Title

Analiza samobojstw w materiale sekcyjnym Zakladu Medycyny Sadowej AMB w latach

Affiliation

Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Polish Forensic Medicine Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16080427

Abstract

The object of analysis were suicide cases autopsied in the department in 1990-2003. Of 5532 autopsies, 518 were undertaken in suicide victims. This number constituted 9.36% of the total number of autopsies, of these 81% were males and 19% females. The ratio of males to females was 4.4. The highest per cent suicide rate was noted in 1993 (54), 1995 (48), 1999 (45) and 2003 (44); the lowest rate was observed in 2001 (26). The highest per cent rate of suicide was observed among males in the ages 19-25 and 41-45 year old, among females 36-40 and 41-50. The greatest number of inebriate males was found in age groups 41-45 and 19-25 years, whereas for females, the corresponding age group was 31-35 years. Among the victims of suicide a predominance of married people and manual workers was noted. The most common method of committing suicide was by hanging.

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