Abstract

Background: The adolescents’ suicidal attempts are serious public health concern. It causes psychiatric, economic and physical problems. The incidence of suicides increases rapidly until the age of 18 years. Suicide accounts for 1.5% of all deaths worldwide, making it the 10th cause of death. It is the third leading cause of death among children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years.
Materials and Methods: We have examined 204 death cases of suicidal origin in 2018 who were autopsied by us to evaluate age, gender, suicide method, suicidal environment, distribution according to months and days, a diagnosed psychiatric disease and the presence of a previous suicide attempt. SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 program was used for the statistical analysis of study data.
Results: In the results of the examination of 204 death cases of suicidal origin in 2018 are 20 cases (9.8 %) were underage of 18. 15 cases (75%) were male, five cases (25%) were female. 20 cases (9.8%) were underage of 18. The youngest age was 12 of all suicide victims. Hanging was the most commonly used method of suicide with seven cases (35%), followed by jumping from height (30%), firearms (20%) and self-poisoning (15%). 80% of the suicide cases occurred in domestic places.
Conclusion: The literature highlights the noticeable existence of childhood suicides, often unknown in the studied age range, and that it is possible to prevent suicide in childhood. Therefore, recognizing psychic distress and suicidal behavior in childhood is extremely necessary for these children to have adequate psychiatric treatment.

Keywords:Suicide; Suicide attempt; Suicidal ideation; Childhood deaths