Table 1. Distribution of self-harm in Ghent by patient characteristics: 1987–2013.

	N	%		N	%
Episodes (a)	8 684
Males	3 821	44.0%
Females	4 863	56.0%
Males by age group	3 685 (b)		Females by age group	4 692 (c)
15–19	297	8.1%		509	10.8%
20–24	561	15.2%		733	15.6%
25–29	591	16.0%		650	13.9%
30–34	512	13.9%		581	12.4%
35–39	471	12.8%		534	11.4%
40–44	439	11.9%		532	11.3%
45–49	308	8.4%		419	8.9%
50–54	181	4.9%		258	5.5%
55–59	111	3.0%		168	3.6%
60–64	71	1.9%		89	1.9%
65–69	42	1.1%		79	1.7%
70+	101	2.7%		140	3.0%

^(a) Plus 8 episodes where gender was not known, thus total number of episodes 8 692

^(b) Plus 136 males whose age was not known (total number of males 3 821)

^(c) Plus 171 females whose age was not known (total number of females 4 863)