Table 7 Proportion (%) of the suicide population and the general population (control) that were dispensed antidepressants within 12 months and 30 days of suicide by gender and age

Males

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

2.3

11,716

21.8

19

12.13

0.5

2621

6.9

6

8.46

 30–44

4.8

25,493

32.3

41

14.50

1.2

6570

10.2

13

9.31

 45–64

6.4

41,001

40.7

61

17.16

1.8

11,533

17.3

26

14.28

 65+

7.5

26,113

52.9

37

14.42

2.4

8481

31.4

22

15.85

Total

5.1

104,323

36.4

158

29.64

1.4

29,205

15.4

67

24.82

Females

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

%

n

%

n

z-scores^a

 15–29

4.2

19,974

25.8

8

6.00

0.9

4663

–

–

–

 30–44

8.1

41,424

52.4

22

10.52

2.1

10,902

21.4

9

8.72

 45–64

12.1

74,826

61.5

40

12.21

3.5

21,678

26.2

17

9.96

 65+

14.3

62,575

54.5

12

5.39

5.0

21,883

22.7

5

3.81

Total

9.7

198,799

51.2

82

17.74

2.8

59,126

21.9

35

14.64