Table 2

Trends in Methods of Suicide and Undetermined Intent Death in 15 – 29 year old males in Scotland, 1980 – 2004

Joinpoints (Years)
Time Period
EAPC1
95% CI2

Poisoning



2 joinpoints
1980 – 1984
-14.3
-32.5 – +8.9
1984
1984 – 1992
+15.1
+4.0 – +27.4
1992
1992 – 2004
-2
-6.4 – +2.4




Gases



1 joinpoint
1980 – 1993
+10.3
+6.4 – +15.2
1993
1993 – 2004
-15.3
-19.6 – -10.8




Hanging



1 joinpoint
1980 – 2000
+9.4
+7.4 – +11.5
2000
2000 – 2004
-11.9
-29.1 – +9.4




Drowning



0 joinpoints
1980 – 2004
+2.0
+0.19 – +3.8




Firearms



0 joinpoints
1980 – 2004
-4.7
-7.3 – -2.1




Cutting



0 joinpoints
1980 – 2004
+0.88
-3.8 – +5.8




Jumping



0 joinpoints
1980 – 2004
+4.3
+1.7 – +6.9

1 Estimated annual percentage change in rate

2 95% confidence interval

Stark et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:80   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-80