Table 4 Proportion (%) of the suicide population and the general population (control) that were dispensed antipsychotics 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

1.2

6009

14.9

13

11.74

0.3

1674

5.7

5

9.21

 30–44

2.2

11,884

25.2

32

17.67

0.7

3866

9.4

12

11.76

 45–64

2.7

17,442

25.3

38

17.08

0.9

5956

10.7

16

12.71

 65+

2.9

10,219

17.1

12

7.08

0.9

3163

8.6

6

6.82

Total

2.2

45,554

21.9

95

27.98

0.7

14,659

9

39

20.74

Females

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

1.2

5845

22.6

7

10.94

0.3

1454

–

–

–

 30–44

2.3

11,528

45.2

19

18.55

0.7

3498

19

8

14.22

 45–64

3.4

21,327

41.5

28

16.95

1.2

7386

18.5

12

12.81

 65+

4.4

19,259

36.4

8

7.32

1.4

6223

–

–

–

Total

2.8

57,959

38.1

91

27.07

0.9

18,561

16.3

26

20.63