Table 9 Suicide, by method. 1976-1998

9	Suicide, by method. 1976-1998

	Number¹

	Males									Females
Method	1976- 1980	1981- 1985	1986- 1990	1991- 1995	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1976- 1980	1981- 1985	1986- 1990	1991- 1995	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998

Total	345	424	477	437	379	411	389	387	399	128	153	174	155	152	137	128	146	149

Poison	81	90	102	89	78	79	62	77	86	56	64	75	58	59	54	54	42	52

Hanging	98	123	136	132	128	141	141	116	150	28	36	38	40	42	29	38	51	45

Drowning	21	28	24	22	16	18	19	25	13	22	32	29	30	28	28	17	26	23

Firearms	116	147	176	154	118	136	128	126	98	4	5	7	7	5	6	2	3	4

Cutting or piercing instruments	9	11	13	9	12	8	13	11	10	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	3

Jumping from high place	11	17	14	14	12	14	15	14	20	9	9	13	12	10	12	5	13	11

Other or unknown	9	8	12	16	15	15	11	18	22	6	4	8	6	5	5	9	9	11

¹	Annual average for the five-year period.