Table 2.
Comparison of suicide methods among gender and age groups
| Method of suicide | Gender N (%) |
Age groups N (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 108) |
Female (n = 97) |
< 30 yrs (n = 133) |
≥ 30 yrs old (n = 72) |
|
| Ingestion of poisonous substances | 20 (18.5) | 60 (61.9) | 64 (48.1) | 16 (22.2) |
| Hanging | 50 (46.3) | 25 (25.8) | 40 (30.1) | 35 (48.6) |
| Firearms | 14 (13) | 4 (4.1) | 12 (9) | 6 (8.3) |
| Drowning in river | 3 (2.8) | 4 (4) | 5 (3.8) | 2 (2.8) |
| Self- immolation | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0) |
| Jumping in front of moving train | 2 (1.9) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.8) |
| Ligature Strangulation | 2 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) |
| Others /unclear documentation). | 14 (13) | 3 (3) | 7 (5.3) | 10 (13.9) |