Method | Suicide deaths (n = 31,201) | Suicide attempts (n = 26,178) | ||||
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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 |