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Table 1 Comparison of methods used by succesful suicides and inpatients  with attempted suicide based on 2013–2019 data

From: Time-series analysis of trends in the incidence rates of successful and attempted suicides in Thailand in 2013–2019 and their predictors

Method

Suicide deaths (n = 31,201)

Suicide attempts (n = 26,178)

Men, n = 24,867

Women, n = 6334

p

Men, n = 11,599

Women, n = 14,579

p

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

High-lethality methods

19,900 (80.0)

4207 (66.4)

< .001

1201 (10.4)

583 (4.0)

< .001

 Hanging (X70)

18,786 (75.5)

4120 (65.0)

< .001

1055 (9.1)

469 (3.22)

< .001

 Gas poisoning (X67)

20 (0.08)

12 (0.19)

.028

18 (0.16)

18 (0.12)

.491

 Smoke fire-frame (X76–77)

39 (0.16)

6 (0.09)

.328

60 (0.52)

26 (0.18)

< .001

 Drowning (X71)

31 (0.12)

15 (0.24)

.058

24 (0.21)

43 (0.29)

0161

 Gunshot (X72–75)

952 (3.83)

37 (0.58)

< .001

22 (0.19)

5 (0.03)

0.0001

 Jumping from a high place (X80–81)

63 (0.25)

17 (0.27)

.942

22 (0.19)

20 (0.14)

.292

 Car crash (X82)

9 (0.04)

0 (0)

N/A

0 (0)

2 (0.01)

N/A

Low-lethality methods

4967 (20.0)

2127 (33.6)

< .001

10,398 (89.6)

13,996 (96.0)

< .001

 Drug overdose (X60–64)

270 (1.09)

169 (2.67)

< .001

3480 (30.0)

8395 (57.58)

< .001

 Pesticide (X68)

3660 (14.72)

1461 (23.07)

< .001

4424 (38.14)

2529 (17.35)

< .001

 Chemical poison (X69)

600 (2.41)

414 (6.54)

< .001

2097 (18.08)

2795 (19.17)

.024

 Alcohol toxicity (X65–66)

10 (0.04)

1 (0.02)

.583

184 (1.59)

140 (0.96)

< .001

 Knife/blunt instrument (X78–79)

108 (0.43)

13 (0.21)

.012

107 (0.92)

67 (0.46)

< .001

 Other means (X83–84)

319 (0.56)

69 (1.09)

.239

106 (0.91)

70 (0.48)

< .001