Table I: Suicide Rates per 100,00 population for men and women in Grampian

 

Main Cause of Death 1974-76 1988-90 1997-99
  Rate M Rate F Rate M Rate F Rate M Rate F
E950 Poisoning by solids or liquids 5.09 7.09 3.2 2.54 2.86 2.00
E952 Poisoning by other gases 0.81 0.00 6.4 0.32 3.66 0.61
E953 Hanging/Strangulation/Suffocation 3.67 0.91 5.55 1.11 12.25 1.54
E954 Submersion 2.04 4.18 3.2 0.48 1.43 0.77
E955 Injury by firearms/ Explosives 1.43 0.36 1.68 0.00 0.8 0.0
 E956 Injury by cutting and piercing tools 0.2 0 0.34 0 0.16 0
E957 Falling from High Places 1.22 0.36 0.84 0.32 0.64 0.61
E958 Injury by other unspecified means 1.43 0.18 1.01 0.16 0.95 0.31