Table 1 Comparison of methods of suicide between suicide attempters and suicide completers
From: Difference in suicide methods used between suicide attempters and suicide completers
| Â | Suicide attempters | Suicide completers | Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | Â |
Drug poisoning | 248 | 49.6 | 56 | 1.0 | χ2 = 2784.2a p < .001 |
Gas poisoning | 34 | 6.8 | 392 | 7.3 | |
Pesticide or herbicide | 74 | 14.8 | 741 | 13.8 | |
Other chemical poisoning | 20 | 4.0 | 138 | 2.6 | |
Hanging | 25 | 5.0 | 2810 | 52.2 | |
Drowning | 4 | 0.8 | 207 | 3.8 | |
Gun suicide | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.1 | |
Immolation | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.3 | |
Stabbing | 77 | 15.4 | 35 | 0.6 | |
Jumping | 18 | 3.6 | 953 | 17.7 | |
Others | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.6 | |
Total | 500 | 100.0 | 5388 | 100.0 | Â |