Table 4.
Elapsed time between last prescription and death, by sex and death mode
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All methods |
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Women |
Men |
Total |
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Elapsed time since prescription*
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Suicide |
Undetermined |
Suicide |
Undetermined |
Suicide |
Undetermined |
| 1 month |
32.8 (30.6-35.0) |
51.4 (47.0-55.8) |
32.1 (30.7-33.5) |
18.1 (15.7-20.5) |
32.3 (31.6-33.0) |
28.7 (27.6-29.8) |
| 6 months |
27.1 (25.0-29.2) |
14.0 (10.9-17.1) |
15.0 (13.9-16.1) |
22.1 (19.6-24.6) |
18.4 (17.7-19.1) |
19.4 (18.3-20.5) |
| 1 year |
8.3 (7.0-9.6) |
2.8 (1.3-4.3) |
4.5 (3.9-5.1) |
7.6 (6.0-9.2) |
5.6 (5.0-6.2) |
6.0 (5.4-6.6) |
| 2 years |
6.9 (5.7-8.1) |
17.8 (14.4-21.2) |
8.4 (7.6-9.2) |
7.4 (5.8-9.0) |
8.0 (7.0-5.9) |
10.8 (9.9-11.9) |
| No prescription |
24.9 (22.8-27.0) |
14.0 (10.9-17.1) |
40.0 (38.5-41.5) |
44.9 (41.8-48.0) |
35.7 (35.1-36.3) |
34.8 (34.2-35.4) |
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Poisonings |
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Women |
Men |
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Elapsed time since prescription*
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Suicide |
Undetermined |
Unintentional |
Suicide |
Undetermined |
Unintentional |
| 1 month |
40.6 (37.1-44.1) |
36.8 (32.1-41.5) |
27.5 (23.9-31.1) |
31.9 (28.8-35.0) |
24.7 (21.5-27.9) |
18.8 (17.0-20.6) |
| 6 months |
32.7 (29.4-36.0) |
25.3 (21.0-29.6) |
28.2 (24.6-31.8) |
28.5 (25.5-31.5) |
25.8 (22.6-29.0) |
22.5 (20.6-24.4) |
| 1 year |
8.7 (6.7-10.7) |
7.0 (4.5-9.5) |
9.4 (7.0-11.8) |
9.0 (7.1-10.9) |
12.2 (9.8-14.6) |
12.5 (11.0-14.0) |
| 2 years |
4.3 (2.9-5.7) |
8.8 (6.0-11.6) |
11.4 (8.8-14.0) |
5.9 (4.4-7.4) |
9.4 (7.3-11.5) |
10.6 (9.2-12.0) |
| No prescription | 13.7 (11.3-16.1) | 22.1 (18.0-26.2) | 23.5 (20.1-26.9) | 24.8 (22.0-27.6) | 27.8 (24.5-31.1) | 35.6 (33.4-37.8) |
*Only available between 2006 and 2010.