Table 2. Number of people having committed suicide and method of execution.
| Method | Men (n, %) |
Women (n, %) |
Total (Σ, %) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging | 1051 (58) | 289 (67.37) | 1340 (59.79) | 0.0003 |
| Other methods of asphyxiation | 1 (0.06) | 2 (0.47) | 3 (0.13) | NS |
| Poisoning | 43 (2.37) | 42 (9.79) | 85 (3.79) | <0.0001 |
| Medicaments | 22 (1.21) | 25 (5.83) | 48 (2.14) | <0.0001 |
| Corrosive substances | 3 (0.16) | 9 (2.1) | 12 (0.53) | <0.0001 |
| Pesticides, insecticides, herbicides | 16 (0.88) | 8 (1.86) | 24 (1.07) | NS |
| Carbon dioxide | 1 (0.06) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.05) | NS |
| Concrete paint | 1 (0.06) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.05) | NS |
| Jump from height | 49 (2.7) | 36 (8.39) | 85 (3.79) | <0.0001 |
| Gunshot wounds and explosive devices | 597 (32.94) | 37 (8.62) | 634 (28.3) | <0.0001 |
| Cuts | 41 (2.26) | 13 (3.03) | 54 (2.41) | NS |
| Stabs | 21 (1.16) | 5 (1.16) | 26 (1.16) | NS |
| Electric shock | 1 (0.06) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.05) | NS |
| Burns caused by self-igniting | 1 (0.06) | 3 (0.7) | 4 (0.18) | 0.004 |
| Two or more methods | 7 (0.39) | 2 (0.47) | 9 (0.4) | NS |
NS = nonsignificant