Table 2 Filicide in Austria and Finland 1995--2005, victim and perpetrator information

Children (<18) killed by homicide

<150 ^a

88

Number of filicide victims

86

66

Number of filicide cases

74

50

Rate of filicide per 100,000

5.2 ^b

5.9^b

Victims -- boys (%)

45 (52)

35 (53)

Victims -- girls (%)

40 (47)

31 (47)

Victims -- gender unknown (%)

1 (1)

0

Victims -- < 24 hours, neonaticides (%)

23 (27)

5 (8)

<0.01^c

Victim's age at time of death

   - range

0--17.8

0--17.9

   - median

2.0

3.8

   - IQR ^d

6.7

6.1

Number of perpetrators

74 ^e

50

Perpetrator -- mother (%)

57 (72)

26 (52)

<0.05^c

Perpetrator -- father (%)

14 (18)

23 (46)

<0.001^c

Perpetrator -- non-biological ^f mother (%)

1 (1)

0

Perpetrator -- non-biological ^f father (%)

7 (9)

1 (2)

Perpetrator's age at time of crime

   - range

51.9 (16--68)

33.6 (20--53)

   - mean

32.7

35.3

   - SD

10.2

8.3