Ministry of Interior General Department of Criminal Evidence

Ministry of Interior General Department of Criminal Evidence Head of Forensic Pathology Section Dr. Nadia Al-Kandary Pattern of Suicide in Kuwait

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Pattern of Suicide in Kuwait

AIM OF THE STUDY This study investigated the pattern of unnatural deaths (Suicide) in Kuwait.

Where does our data come from? Medical Examiner Reports Forensic Medical Laboratories FMD Kuwait Police Reports (All Law Enforcement) Sectors 7

Research design • This study was conducted over the period of seven years from 2003 to 2009. • The material of this study constituted a total of 347 reported suicidal deaths referred for Medicolegal examination • The data were analyzed using manner of death, age, gender, nationalities and marital status

Categories of Suicidal deaths Causes, number and percentage of reported medico-legal cases of Suicidal deaths in Kuwait between 2003 -2009 18 (5. 3 %) fire arm 13 (3. 7 %) fall from height 49 (14. 1 %) Toxicity 23 (6. 6 %) stab wound 209 (60. 2%) hanging 35 (10. 1 %) bleeding 0 10 20 30 Percentage of Deaths 40 50 60 70

Reported medico-legal cases of Suicidal deaths in Kuwait according to nationalities between 2003 and 2009 100 74. 3% 90 90. 4% 91. 3% 95. 9% Percentage of Suicidal Deaths according to nationalities. 4. 1% 8. 7% 25. 7% 9. 6% 100% 0 80 % of Deaths 70 66. 7% 60 50 K 33. 3% 40 NK 30 20 10 0 bleeding hanging stab wound Categories of Suicidal Deaths Toxicity fall from height fire arm

Reported medico-legal cases of Suicidal deaths in Kuwait according to gender between 2003 and 2009. 136 (65. 1%) Categories of Suicidal deaths according to gender 140 120 Male Female 73 (34. 9%) 100 80 60 33 (94. 3%) 32 (65. 3%) 18 (100%) 4 (30. 8%) 19 (82. 6%) 40 17 (34. 7%) 2 (5. 7%) 20 9 (69. 2%) 4 (17. 4%) 0 bleeding hanging stab wound Toxicity fall from height 0 fire arm

Reported medico-legal cases of Suicidal deaths according to marital Status in Kuwait between 2003 and 2009. 20 (87%) 90 80 70 11 (84. 6%) 11 (61. 1%) 28 (57. 1%) 21 (60 %) 3 (13%) 115 (55%) 21 (42. 9% 2 (15. 4%) 7 (38. 9%) 60 % Suicidal Deaths 14 (40 %) 50 94 (45%) 40 Non Married 30 Married 20 10 0 bleedi ng hangin g stab wound Toxicit y Categories of suicidal Deaths fall from height fire arm

Reported Medico legal cases of suicidal deaths due to hanging in Kuwait according to age groups between 2003 and 2009 45 82 (39. 2%) % of Suicidal Deaths 40 85 (40. 70%) 35 30 25 20 28 (13. 4%) 15 9 (4. 3%) 10 4 (1. 9%) 1 (0. 5%) 5 0 <19 20 -29 30 -39 Age groups 40 -49 50 -59 >60

% of Suicidal Deaths Total number and percentage of reported Medico legal cases of suicidal deaths due to toxicity (poisoning) in Kuwait according to age groups between 2003 and 2009 24 (49%) 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 19 (38. 8%) 5 (10. 2%) 1 (2%) 0 <19 20 -29 30 -39 Age groups 40 -49 50 -59 0 >60

reported homicidal deaths due to stab wound injuries that are reported to the GDCE in Kuwait according to age group 16 (69. 6%) % of Suicidal Deaths 70 60 50 40 30 20 2 (8. 7%) 1 (4. 3%) 10 0 0 <19 20 -29 30 -39 Age Groups 40 -49 50 -59 >60

% of Suicidal Deaths Total number and percentage of reported medico-legal cases of suicidal deaths due to fall from height injuries in Kuwait according to age groups between 2003 and 2009 60 7 (53. 8%) 50 5 (38. 5%) 40 30 20 1 (7. 7%) 10 0 0 <19 0 20 -29 30 -39 Age Groups 40 -49 0 50 -59 >60

Total number and percentage of reported medico legal cases of suicidal deaths due to firearm injuries in Kuwait according to age groups between 2003 and 2009 7 (38. 9%) 40 % of Suicidal Deaths 35 30 4 (22. 2%) 25 20 3 (16. 7%) 15 10 1 (5. 6%) 5 0 0 <19 20 -29 30 -39 40 -49 50 -59 >60 Age Groups 17

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