Table 2.

Characteristics of persons who committed suicide in prison (n = 62) and after release (n = 749), 2000–2016

	In prison		After release		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age at death
< 20	1	1.6	7	0.9	8	1.0
20–29	19	30.6	195	26.0	214	26.4
30–39	23	37.1	230	30.7	253	31.2
40–49	11	17.7	191	25.5	202	24.9
50–59	6	9.7	95	12.7	101	12.5
60–69	1	1.6	26	3.5	27	3.3
> 70	1	1.6	5	0.7	6	0.7
Gender
Female	4	6.5	66	8.8	70	8.6
Male	58	93.5	683	91.2	741	91.4
Type of suicide
Intentional self-poisoning (X60-69)	3	4.8	216	28.8	219	27.0
Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation and suffocation (X70)	54	87.1	332	44.0	386	48.0
Intentional self-harm by firearm (X72-74)	0	0.0	82	10.9	82	10.1
Other (X71, X75-X84)	4	6.5	119	15.9	123	15.2
Timing (after incarceration/after release)
On 1st day	7	11.3	8	1.1
Within 1st week	6	9.7	11	1.5
Within 2nd week	7	11.3	13	1.7
Within 1st month	5	8.1	14	1.9
Within 1st year	31	50.0	130	17.4
Type of imprisonment
Pre-trial detention	48	77.4
Sentenced	14	22.6
Prison security level
High security	53	85.5
Low security	2	3.2
Other	7	11.3