Table 2.

Trends in Methods of Suicide and Undetermined Intent Death in 15 – 29 year old males in Scotland, 1980 – 2004

Joinpoints (Years)	Time Period	EAPC1	95% CI2
Poisoning
2 joinpoints	1980 – 1984	-14.3	-32.5 – +8.9
1984	1984 – 1992	+15.1	+4.0 – +27.4
1992	1992 – 2004	-2	-6.4 – +2.4
Gases
1 joinpoint	1980 – 1993	+10.3	+6.4 – +15.2
1993	1993 – 2004	-15.3	-19.6 – -10.8
Hanging
1 joinpoint	1980 – 2000	+9.4	+7.4 – +11.5
2000	2000 – 2004	-11.9	-29.1 – +9.4
Drowning
0 joinpoints	1980 – 2004	+2.0	+0.19 – +3.8
Firearms
0 joinpoints	1980 – 2004	-4.7	-7.3 – -2.1
Cutting
0 joinpoints	1980 – 2004	+0.88	-3.8 – +5.8
Jumping
0 joinpoints	1980 – 2004	+4.3	+1.7 – +6.9

¹ Estimated annual percentage change in rate

² 95% confidence interval