Table 5 Unnatural and natural causes of death (N = 38).
From: Death and suicide among former child and adolescent psychiatric patients
Cause of death | Males n = 24 | Females n = 14 | Total N = 38 | Sex difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unnatural causes | 23 | 9 | 32 | * | |||
Suicide | 11 | 8 | 19 | (-) | |||
Intention unclear | 0 | 1 | 1 | (-) | |||
Drug overdose | 3 | 0 | 3 | (-) | |||
Traffic accident | 7 | 0 | 7 | * | |||
Other accident | 2 | 0 | 2 | (-) | |||
Natural causes (illness) | 1 | 5 | 6 | * | |||