Table 1 Suicide methods in the Russian Federation and the NAO by sex (2002–2012)

Hanging

409,545 (86.2 %)

72,127 (74.9 %)

481,672 (84.3 %)

149 (69.3 %)^a

32 (86.5 %)

181 (71.8 %)^a

Firearm use

22,445 (4.7 %)

369 (0.4 %)

22,814 (4.0 %)

45 (20.9 %)^a

3 (8.1 %)^a

48 (19.0 %)^a

Cutting

14,397 (3.0 %)

2120 (2.2 %)

16,517 (2.9 %)

14 (6.5 %)^a

2 (5.4 %)

16 (6.3 %)^a

Poisoning

12,344 (2.6 %)

14,031 (14.6 %)

26,375 (4.6 %)

2 (0.9 %)

-

2 (0.8 %)

Jumping from a height

6861 (1.4 %)

4650 (4.8 %)

11,511 (2.0 %)

3 (1.4 %)

-

3 (1.3 %)

Other

9290 (3.1 %)

2983 (3.1 %)

12,273 (2.2 %)

2 (0.9 %)

-

2 (0.8 %)

Total

474,882 (100 %)

96,280 (100 %)

571,162 (100 %)

215 (100 %)

37 (100 %)

252 (100 %)