Table 1. Percent suicide by method and selected demographic characteristics: 17 National Violent Death Reporting System States and the United States, 2011–2013a.
| Characteristic/ Method | Firearm | Hanging/ Suffocation | Drug Intoxication | Other Poisoning | Jumping/ Drowning | Other Methodsb |
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| Age (years) | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US | NVDRS | US |
| All ages | 52.3 | 51.0 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 37,909 | 121,267 |
| 0–14 | 18.5 | 33.7 | 53.2 | 62.2 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 28.3 | 0.8 | 314 | 993 |
| 15–34 | 47.0 | 45.1 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 10,809 | 33,236 |
| 35–54 | 47.0 | 45.3 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 14,605 | 46,249 |
| 55–74 | 60.2 | 58.5 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 9,422 | 30,925 |
| 75+ | 76.9 | 75.4 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 2,741 | 9,844 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||
| female | 32.9 | 31.6 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 8,406 | 26,429 |
| male | 57.8 | 56.4 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 29,503 | 94,838 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White non-Hispanic | 53.9 | 53.6 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 32,443 | 101,011 |
| Hispanic | 36.4 | 35.7 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 1,627 | 8,125 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 49.2 | 47.8 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 8.7 | 2,419 | 6,951 |
| Other | 34.7 | 27.6 | 40.7 | 46.0 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 1,332 | 4,781 |
a The data source was the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS™), administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
b Comprises both specified and unspecified suicide methods.