Table 1 Distribution of unnatural deaths epidemiological data
From: Unnatural death in the elderly: a retrospective study of medicolegal autopsies in Northern Tunisia
Accidents | Suicide | Homicide | Unknown | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 239 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 264 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 177 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 197 (74.6%) |
Female | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67 (25.4%) |
Mean age | 76 (± 4.3) | 71.1 (± 5.5) | 73.2 (± 7.2) | 76 | 75.3 (± 6.7) |
Occupation | |||||
Retired | 167 | 10 | 5 | – | 182 (68.9%) |
Day laborer | 73 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 82 (31.1%) |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 (18.6%) |
Married | 181 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 199 (75.4%) |
Widower | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 (3%) |
Divorced | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 (3%) |
Origin | |||||
Urban | 154 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 169 (64%) |
Rural | 85 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 95 (36%) |
Organic disease history | |||||
Cardiovascular disease | 57 | – | – | – | 70 (26.5%) |
Pulmonary disease | 13 | – | – | – | |
Mental disease history | |||||
Depression | 3 | 5 | – | – | 16 (6%) |
Schizophrenia | – | 4 | – | – | |
Dementia | 3 | 1 | – | – | |