Table 4.
Lethal cases of caffeine intoxication.
| Author (Year) | Caffeine Blood Level (mg/L) | Age | Manner of Death | Route of Administration (Source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimaio et al. (1974) [170] | 158.5 | 5-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) |
| 1040 | 15-month-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) | |
| 79 | 45-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) | |
| Turner et al. (1977) [171] | 106 | 34-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) |
| McGee (1980) [172] | 181 | 19-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) |
| Bryant (1981) [173] | 113.5 | 42-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| Chaturvedi et al. (1983) [174] | 62 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| Garriott et al. (1985) [175] | 129.9 | 19-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| 147 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| 343.9 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| 184.1 | 23-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) | |
| 251 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| Winek et al. (1985) [176] | 240 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| Morrow (1987) [177] | 117.3 | 14-month-old | Child abuse | Oral (pills) |
| Mrvos et al. (1989) [178] | 1560 | 22-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) |
| Riesselmann et al. (1999) [179] | 220 | 19-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) |
| 190 | 81-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| Holmgren et al. (2004) [180] | 173 | 54-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) |
| 210 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| 153 | 31-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| 200 | 47-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) | |
| Kerrigan et al. (2005) [181] | 192 | 39-year-old | Accidental | Intravenous |
| 567 | 29-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) | |
| Thelander et al. (2010) [182] | 90 | 43-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported |
| 105 | 53-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 170 | 47-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 86 | 26-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 210 | 25-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 230 | 40-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 210 | 21-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 153 | 31-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 173 | 54-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 200 | 47-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 180 | 18-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 166 | 20-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 140 | 72-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| Thelander et al. (2010) [182] | 80 | 24-year-old | Suicide | Not reported |
| 160 | 46-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 113 | 73-year-old | Uncertain | Not reported | |
| 138 | 66-year-old | Accidental | Not reported | |
| 190 | 84-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 192 | 79-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| 310 | 33-year-old | Suicide | Not reported | |
| Jabbar et al. (2013) [183] | 350 | 39-year-old | Accidental | Oral (pills) |
| Jantos et al. (2013) [184] | 141 | 25-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| Bonsignore et al. (2014) [185] | 170 | 31-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| Banerjee et al. (2014) [93] | 220 | 57-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) |
| 320 | 50-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) | |
| 90 | 39-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) | |
| 320 | 43-year-old | Suicide | Oral (pills) | |
| 74 | 44-year-old | Uncertain | Oral (pills) |