Table 2.
Percentage distribution of suicide by sex, method, and population density, Italy, years 2010–2016 (annual average).
| Males | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method of suicide | Population density | Total | |||
| Definition | ICD-10 code | Densely populated | Intermediate density | Thinly populated | |
| Hanging | X70 | 41.4 | 53.2 | 58.8 | 51.5 |
| Firearms | X72–X74 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 14.6 |
| Fall/jumping from a high place | X80 | 26.2 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 15.6 |
| Poisoning by carbon monoxide | X67 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Poisoning by drugs | X60–X64 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Poisoning by other substances | X65–<>***X66; X68–X69 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Drowning | X71 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Jumping/lying before moving object | X81 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Cutting and piercing | X78 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Others | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | |
| Total | X60–X84, Y87.0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Abbreviation: ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases–10.