From: Suicide in Sri Lanka 1975–2012: age, period and cohort analysis of police and hospital data
Coding periods | |||
---|---|---|---|
1975-1996 | 1997-2001 | 2002-2010 | |
Number of suicide methods/categories | 8 | 9 | 15 |
Suicide methods/categories | Poisoning | ||
Hanging | Hanging | Hanging | |
Jumping in front of train | Jumping in front of train | Jumping in front of train | |
Drowning | Drowning | Drowning | |
Burning | Burning | Burning | |
Shooting | Shooting | Shooting | |
With sharp cutting instrument | With sharp cutting instrument | With sharp cutting instrument | |
Other means | Other means | Other means | |
Insecticide/Pesticide poisoning | Insecticide/Pesticide poisoning | ||
Acetic Acid Poisoning | |||
Firearms | |||
Explosives | |||
Ingestion of acids | |||
Medicinal drug overdose | |||
Plant Poisoning | |||
Jumping from a height | |||
Ingestion/injection of addictive drugs |