Table 2 Proportion (%) of the suicide population and the general population (control) that were dispensed any medication within 12 months and within 30 days of suicide by gender and age

Males

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

48.7

241,150

66.7

58

3.36

9.8

48,688

21.8

19

3.76

 30–44

57.6

307,668

79.5

101

4.99

15.1

80,871

39.4

50

7.65

 45–64

73.0

471,363

89.3

134

4.50

27.3

176,226

54

81

7.34

 65+

91.3

318,169

97.1

68

1.72

47.7

166,395

78.6

55

5.18

Total

66.1

1,338,350

83.2

361

7.53

23.3

472,180

47.2

205

11.78

Females

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

79.1

373,900

96.8

30

2.42

25.1

118,770

45.2

14

2.58

 30–44

77.6

395,188

92.9

39

2.38

25.1

127,687

66.7

28

6.22

 45–64

83.9

520,022

95.4

62

2.52

35.9

222,390

70.8

46

5.87

 65+

91.4

399,688

100

22

1.44

53.5

233,690

68.2

15

1.38

Total

82.8

1,688,798

95.6

153

4.29

34.4

702,537

64.4

103

7.99