Retrospective analysis of suicide cases in the province of Ferrara

Among deaths by suicide, 77% are male (118 vs 35), with percentages not dissimilar to those between 1996 and 2016. The most frequently used suicide method is confirmed to be hanging (49%), followed by the use of firearms (15.6%) and precipitation (9.8%). Suicide cases come to the attention of the Institute overwhelmingly at the request of the Judicial Authority (87.2%) with judicial autopsy performed in 60% of cases. Thus, the data collected show that suicide trends have not changed over the past nine years and are in line with national data.