Suicide method | Rate* | Case fatality (%) | Method-specific proportion of fatal episodes (%) | ||
Total episodes | Fatal episodes | Non-fatal episodes | |||
Firearm | 1.79 | 1.62 | 0.17 | 90.3 | 12.5 |
Hanging/suffocation | 5.95 | 4.96 | 0.99 | 83.4 | 38.4 |
Drowning | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 79.5 | 2.2 |
Jumping before moving object | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 78.5 | 3.3 |
Gases/ vapors | 4.44 | 2.73 | 1.71 | 61.5 | 21.1 |
Jumping from a height | 0.88 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 60.0 | 4.0 |
Crash by motor vehicle | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 32.4 | 0.5 |
Sharp object | 9.16 | 0.24 | 8.92 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Drugs/poisons | 82.99 | 1.79 | 81.20 | 2.2 | 13.9 |
Other/unspecified | 1.61 | 0.28 | 1.33 | 17.6 | 2.2 |
All methods | 107.91 | 12.91 | 94.99 | 12.0 | 100.0 |
*Total, fatal, and non-fatal episodes are annual average rates per 100 000 population for the 10-year period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 2003.