Meel Bl
Dip HIV/AIDS Management (Stellenbosch), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Transkei, Umtata, South Africa.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2006 Mar;27(1):75-8. doi: 10.1097/01.paf.0000202738.28446.4a.
To describe the epidemiology of suicide by hanging, in Transkei region of South Africa. This is a record review of the autopsy register from 1993 to 2003. There is an increasing trend of hangings from 5.2 per 100,000 to 16.2 in 2003. The highest was in the 20- to 29-year age group. The least number of hangings of 2.2 per 100,000 was in those over 70 years of age. Males (86.4%) outnumber females. The ratio of male to female suicide is 6.4:1. The 2 youngest suicide victims were also males aged 9 years. Peak of these hangings is in May and November and least in September. There is increasing trend of hanging especially among young adults between 20 and 29 years old.
描述南非特兰斯凯地区缢死自杀的流行病学特征。这是一项对1993年至2003年尸检登记册的记录回顾。缢死呈上升趋势，从每10万人中有5.2例增至2003年的16.2例。最高值出现在20至29岁年龄组。70岁以上人群的缢死率最低，为每10万人中有2.2例。男性（86.4%）多于女性。男性与女性自杀的比例为6.4:1。最年轻的两名自杀受害者也是9岁男性。这些缢死事件的高峰期在5月和11月，9月最少。缢死呈上升趋势，尤其是在20至29岁的年轻人中。
