title: [Analysis of suicide in the material of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok in the years 1990-2003].
abstract: The object of analysis were suicide cases autopsied in the department in 1990-2003. Of 5532 autopsies, 518 were undertaken in suicide victims. This number constituted 9.36% of the total number of autopsies, of these 81% were males and 19% females. The ratio of males to females was 4.4. The highest per cent suicide rate was noted in 1993 (54), 1995 (48), 1999 (45) and 2003 (44); the lowest rate was observed in 2001 (26). The highest per cent rate of suicide was observed among males in the ages 19-25 and 41-45 year old, among females 36-40 and 41-50. The greatest number of inebriate males was found in age groups 41-45 and 19-25 years, whereas for females, the corresponding age group was 31-35 years. Among the victims of suicide a predominance of married people and manual workers was noted. The most common method of committing suicide was by hanging.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rydzewska-Dudek
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Załuski
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dopierała
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janica
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wardaszka
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okłota
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data