Table 1 Distribution of months with highest amount of suicides each year, as calculated separately for men, women, and total sums, in Finland and Sweden during the periods 1878–1935 and 1969–2010
From: Variation and seasonal patterns of suicide mortality in Finland and Sweden since the 1750s
Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finland | |||||
January | 2 | January | 1 | January | 1 |
February | 0 | February | 1 | February | 0 |
March | 0 | March | 2 | March | 2 |
April | 7 | April | 9 | April | 4 |
May | 21 | May | 25 | May | 29 |
June | 22 | June | 17 | June | 26 |
July | 16 | July | 11 | July | 14 |
August | 17 | August | 6 | August | 10 |
September | 9 | September | 8 | September | 6 |
October | 3 | October | 15 | October | 4 |
November | 2 | November | 3 | November | 3 |
December | 1 | December | 3 | December | 1 |
Sweden | |||||
January | 0 | January | 5 | January | 0 |
February | 0 | February | 0 | February | 0 |
March | 3 | March | 5 | March | 6 |
April | 7 | April | 8 | April | 10 |
May | 40 | May | 38 | May | 47 |
June | 24 | June | 11 | June | 21 |
July | 6 | July | 10 | July | 4 |
August | 10 | August | 10 | August | 6 |
September | 0 | September | 3 | September | 0 |
October | 6 | October | 6 | October | 7 |
November | 2 | November | 3 | November | 0 |
December | 1 | December | 1 | December | 0 |