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Type of suicide according to lethality.
| Total sample (N = 432) | |
|---|---|
| Suicide Attempt, N (%) | 432 (68.4) |
| High lethality | 133 (30.8) |
| Low lethality | 299 (69.2) |
| TYPE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT (N = 432), N (%) | |
| Drug intoxication | 284 (65.7) |
| Defenestration | 40 (9.3) |
| Drowning | 1 (0.2) |
| Weapon | 2 (0.3) |
| Stabbing | 9 (2.1) |
| Burn/Gas/Caustic | 26 (6.0) |
| Strangling | 11 (2.5) |
| Cuts | 59 (13.7) |
