Table 1 Distribution of suicides by method among men and women in Norway, 1969–2012
Males | Females | Both sexes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Hanging | 5 534 | 33.1 | 1 630 | 26.3 | 7 164 | 31.3 |
Poisoning | 3 345 | 20.0 | 2 501 | 40.4 | 5 846 | 25.5 |
Firearms | 5 073 | 30.3 | 169 | 2.7 | 5 242 | 22.9 |
Drowning | 922 | 5.5 | 1 026 | 16.6 | 1 948 | 8.5 |
Jumping from a high place | 658 | 3.9 | 421 | 6.8 | 1 079 | 4.7 |
Cutting or piercing instruments | 450 | 2.7 | 141 | 2.3 | 591 | 2.6 |
Other or unknown method | 746 | 4.5 | 298 | 4.8 | 1 044 | 4.6 |
total | 16 728 | 100 | 6 186 | 100 | 22 914 | 100 |