Table 2 Suicide methods in the NAO by ethnic group and sex (2002–2012)
Suicide method | Non-indigenous population (N = 185) | Indigenous population (N = 67) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
Hanging | 116 (72 %) | 21 (84.6 %) | 137 (74.1 %) | 33 (61.1 %) | 11 (87.5 %) | 44 (65.7 %) |
Firearm use | 31 (19.3 %) | 2 (8.3 %) | 33 (17.9 %) | 14 (25.9 %) | 1 (7.7 %) | 15 (22.4 %) |
Cutting | 9 (5.6 %) | 1 (4.2 %) | 10 (5.4 %) | 5 (9.3 %) | 1 (7.7 %) | 6 (8.9 %) |
Poisoning | 1 (0.6 %) | - | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (1.9 %) | - | 1 (1.5 %) |
Jumping from a height | 3 (1.9 %) | - | 3 (1.6 %) | - | - | - |
Other | 1 (0.6 %) | - | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (1.9 %) | - | 1 (1.5 %) |
Total | 161 (100 %) | 24 (100 %) | 185 (100 %) | 54 (100 %) | 13 (100 %) | 67 (100 %) |