Table 1 Description of journals and publications reviewed (n = 106)

Journal country

 Australia

41

38.7

 United Kingdom

34

32.1

 United States of America/Canada

14

13.2

 Germany

6

5.7

 Ireland

5

4.7

 Switzerland

3

2.8

 Netherlands

2

1.9

 United Arab Emirates

1

0.9

Journal category

 Occupational Health and Safety

28

26.4

 Medicine

26

24.5

 Law and Legal Medicine

13

12.3

 Psychiatry

12

11.3

 Health policy & services

9

8.5

 Pharmacology

7

6.6

 Engineering

7

6.6

 Other^a

4

3.8

 Q1

33

31.1

 Q2

31

29.2

 Q3

12

11.3

 Q4

10

9.4

 Not indexed

20

19.0

Design

 Retrospective case series

94

88.7

 Retrospective cohort

6

5.7

 Ecological

5

4.7

 Prospective case series

1

0.9

Number of years of data

 <2 years

5

4.7

 2–5 years

18

17.0

 6–9 years

62

58.5

 ≥10 years

19

17.9

 Unknown

2

1.9

Intent

 Unintentional

42

39.7

 All intent

35

33.0

 Intentional self-harm

27

25.5

 Assault

1

0.9

 Natural

1

0.9

Death type

 Intentional self-harm

27

25.5

 Transport

18

17.0

 Other reportable deaths^b

13

12.3

 Toxicology

12

11.3

 Work

10

9.4

 Special groups^c

8

7.5

 Drowning

7

6.6

 Recreation

7

6.6

 Location^d

4

3.8