Table 3 Proportion (%) of the suicide population and the general population (control) that were dispensed any psychotropics 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

5.2

26,151

36.8

32

13.28

1.3

6629

14.9

13

11.20

 30–44

10.3

55,072

60.6

77

18.65

3.2

17,138

28.3

26

16.07

 45–64

15.8

101,912

72.7

109

19.11

5.3

34,169

44

66

21.16

 65+

25.4

89,020

78.6

55

10.23

8.4

29,164

60

42

15.56

Total

13.4

272,155

62.9

273

30.27

4.3

87,100

36.2

157

32.76

Females

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

7.8

37,113

54.8

17

9.76

1.8

8854

29

9

11.39

 30–44

15.2

77,395

71.4

30

10.14

4.6

23,146

52.4

22

14.79

 45–64

27.3

169,323

83.1

54

10.10

9.3

57,508

61.5

40

14.49

 65+

43.6

190,557

81.8

18

3.61

15.6

68,825

45.5

10

3.86

Total

23.2

474,388

74.4

119

15.34

7.7

158,333

50.6

81

20.35