Table 1.
Description of journals and publications reviewed (n = 106)
| Number of publications | Proportion of publications | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Journal country | ||
| Australia | 41 | 38.7 |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 32.1 |
| United States of America/Canada | 14 | 13.2 |
| Germany | 6 | 5.7 |
| Ireland | 5 | 4.7 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2.8 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0.9 |
| Journal category | ||
| Occupational Health and Safety | 28 | 26.4 |
| Medicine | 26 | 24.5 |
| Law and Legal Medicine | 13 | 12.3 |
| Psychiatry | 12 | 11.3 |
| Health policy & services | 9 | 8.5 |
| Pharmacology | 7 | 6.6 |
| Engineering | 7 | 6.6 |
| Othera | 4 | 3.8 |
| Journal ranking quartile within category | ||
| Q1 | 33 | 31.1 |
| Q2 | 31 | 29.2 |
| Q3 | 12 | 11.3 |
| Q4 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Not indexed | 20 | 19.0 |
| Design | ||
| Retrospective case series | 94 | 88.7 |
| Retrospective cohort | 6 | 5.7 |
| Ecological | 5 | 4.7 |
| Prospective case series | 1 | 0.9 |
| Number of years of data | ||
| <2 years | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2–5 years | 18 | 17.0 |
| 6–9 years | 62 | 58.5 |
| ≥10 years | 19 | 17.9 |
| Unknown | 2 | 1.9 |
| Intent | ||
| Unintentional | 42 | 39.7 |
| All intent | 35 | 33.0 |
| Intentional self-harm | 27 | 25.5 |
| Assault | 1 | 0.9 |
| Natural | 1 | 0.9 |
| Death type | ||
| Intentional self-harm | 27 | 25.5 |
| Transport | 18 | 17.0 |
| Other reportable deathsb | 13 | 12.3 |
| Toxicology | 12 | 11.3 |
| Work | 10 | 9.4 |
| Special groupsc | 8 | 7.5 |
| Drowning | 7 | 6.6 |
| Recreation | 7 | 6.6 |
| Locationd | 4 | 3.8 |
aIncludes multidisciplinary sciences, sport sciences and social sciences
bIncludes natural deaths, assaults, traumatic brain injuries and other unintentional deaths
cIncludes children, Indigenous and Torres Straight Islanders, and prisoners
dIncludes farms, emergency departments and residential aged care