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. 2014 Apr 17;12:11. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-12-11

Table 4.

Elapsed time between last prescription and death, by sex and death mode

 
 
 
All methods
 
 
 
 
Women
Men
Total
Elapsed time since prescription*
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)
 
 
 
Poisonings
 
 
 
 
Women
Men
Elapsed time since prescription*
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.