TABLE 1—
Number (and Proportion Female) of Suicidal Gestures, Attempts, and Completions Among All Ages Combined, by 2-Year Period: Western Athabaskan Tribal Nation, 1988–2002
| Individual Suicidal Behaviors | ||||||||
| Gestures | Attempts | Completions | Total Self-Destructive Acts (Including Suicide Completions) | |||||
| Years | No. (% Female) | Mean No. per Year | No. (% Female) | Mean No. per Year | No. (% Female) | Mean No. per Year | No. | Mean No. per Year |
| 1988–1989 | 30 (66.7) | 15.0 | 39 (51.3) | 19.5 | 3 (0.0) | 1.5 | 72 | 36 |
| 1990–1991 | 29 (55.2) | 14.5 | 17 (29.4) | 8.5 | 2 (0.0) | 1.0 | 48 | 24 |
| 1992–1993 | 20 (55.0) | 10.0 | 24 (41.7) | 12.0 | 3 (0.0) | 1.5 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1994–1995 | 24 (41.7) | 12.0 | 11 (45.5) | 5.5 | 3 (0.0) | 1.5 | 38 | 19 |
| 1996–1997 | 18 (44.4) | 9.0 | 11 (36.4) | 5.5 | 4 (0.0) | 2.0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1998–1999 | 8 (62.5) | 4.0 | 24 (58.3) | 12.0 | 2 (0.0) | 1.0 | 34 | 17 |
| 2000–2001 | 8 (37.5) | 4.0 | 10 (50.0) | 5.0 | 2 (0.0) | 1.0 | 20 | 10 |
| 2002 | 8 (75.0) | 8.0 | 4 (100.0) | 4.0 | 2 (50.0) | 2.0 | 14 | 14 |
| Total | 145 (54.5) | 9.7 | 140 (47.9) | 9.3 | 21 (4.8) | 1.4 | 306 | 20.4 |